We Didn’t Make That Here
iPhones made in China.
New cars from Japan.
Lots of clothes from Vietnam.
Some say it’s out of hand.
The flow of goods upon our shores
Can look like a tsunami.
It’s hollowed out the middle class
And damaged our economy.
We export jobs around the world
To lands with cheaper labor.
We get low prices in exchange
As they return the favor.
But we also have stuff for sale.
New works from Hollywood.
Drugs and beef and services.
Some manufactured goods.
We didn’t make that here, you say.
I cannot disagree.
But very few will benefit
When trade’s no longer free.