I agree in principle to Hang's Four-Point Plan (HFPP), with just a few caveats...
1. Cut all foreign aid. I would say a drastic reduction in foreign aid based on a comprehensive 'value' review. Some aid returns value from some places. There are poor nations (through lack of resources - natural and financial) who give support to the US in strategic ways.
2. Bring the boys home. Agreed.
3. Tossing out illegals. Agreed.
4. Ripping up all trade treaties that don't reciprocate. Dicey proposition since all countries are required by conscience to protect the interests of their citiziens and economy. The US protects its own interests as vigilantly and stridently as other countries do, so it might not be in the best interest for Americans to throw them all out. How about logical trade agreements, since both parties need to gain benefit?
Free trade has an effect that is good for America, strategically - the more free markets in nations become, the more democratic their governments become. It's a correlation where mutual investment in economies tempers irrational politicians that hamper growth. Nations building, buying, using products and services of other nations raises all participating nations. Some are builders and some are buyers. Competition raises the bar for mankind.
