Yep, this is the general position you'd find from almost any libertarian or free market conservative.

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I may be arguing against a position for CA that nobody actually holds.

No, you're not.  Plenty of people hold to that simplistic view of trade.  If you were a B+ economics major in college, that's probably your point of view.  (Even if you were an A+ student you'd probably think that way, unless you're prone to think deeply about your college courses.)

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> I may be arguing against a position for CA that nobody actually holds.
> 

No, you're not.  Plenty of people hold to that simplistic view of trade.  If you were a B+ economics major in college, that's probably your point of view.  (Even if you were an A+ student you'd probably think that way, unless you're prone to think deeply about your college courses.)