tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post2797339924596486418..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Trump: Unilateral Free Trade is DumbRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-81896227260023918712016-12-12T11:32:05.157-05:002016-12-12T11:32:05.157-05:00Re: Elenore Crane,
─ Maybe it is the economic ivy...Re: Elenore Crane,<br /><br />─ Maybe it is the economic ivy towerists that need to reevaluate the Actual not Theoretical outcomes ─<br /><br />Theory is based on actuality. You're merely asserting that there exists a world you see that others don't.<br /><br />─ We have lost all our mid level jobs ─<br /><br />What's with this "we" business, Kemoabe? "We" haven&#OldMexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111465436836633221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-14798851815862513012016-12-12T10:24:37.475-05:002016-12-12T10:24:37.475-05:00Having the FedGov pick favorites in the marketplac...Having the FedGov pick favorites in the marketplace makes for poor economic policy.cavalier973https://www.blogger.com/profile/16018249706585207161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-23642937554500340412016-12-12T07:19:08.988-05:002016-12-12T07:19:08.988-05:00Maybe it is the economic ivy towerists that need t...Maybe it is the economic ivy towerists that need to reevaluate the Actual not Theoretical outcomes We have lost all our mid level jobs and senior positions will follow! Trump gets it your law is theoretical and in practice has killed our workforce and economy The benefits do not return in reality to this country stock portfolio s are not enough to keep an economy going jobs jobs jobs Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590027663226940541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-46774763624697571702016-12-11T19:56:36.383-05:002016-12-11T19:56:36.383-05:00Thanks for the heads up. We homeschool, so I will ...Thanks for the heads up. We homeschool, so I will try to add this to the curriculum.cavalier973https://www.blogger.com/profile/16018249706585207161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-63952972840229880882016-12-11T19:53:45.891-05:002016-12-11T19:53:45.891-05:00Mises.org has an article by Rothbard in which he a...Mises.org has an article by Rothbard in which he argues that Ricardo did not originate the theory of Comparative Advantage, and was likely uninterested in it.<br /><br />https://mises.org/library/ricardian-law-comparative-advantagecavalier973https://www.blogger.com/profile/16018249706585207161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-80051904350361229152016-12-11T17:34:42.115-05:002016-12-11T17:34:42.115-05:00Vox Day lecturing on economics is as bad as Stefan...Vox Day lecturing on economics is as bad as Stefan Molyneux's endless water-carrying for Trump. Libertarians are literally Hated and reviled by the Trump court intellectuals on youtube. This election has been devastating for the brand. <br /><br />I put a lot of blame Gary Johnson and Libertarian Party though. It has become a joke - literally - where people get on stage and strip down to do Unkownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02675182407046562195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-64013897762850493922016-12-11T17:30:26.647-05:002016-12-11T17:30:26.647-05:00Even if there's no chance that other nations f...Even if there's no chance that other nations follow your lead, unilateral free trade is still preferable to bilateral restriction. When another nation restricts its citizens' ability to trade, it only makes a bad situation worse when you do the same to the citizens of your own nation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968441656658845395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-81405603443029732782016-12-11T17:24:24.316-05:002016-12-11T17:24:24.316-05:00Only in Vox Day's mind. His writings and speec...Only in Vox Day's mind. His writings and speeches on the subject are riddled with logical fallacies and sloppy thinking.Matthew Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06967357155163097445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-36329586826934893272016-12-11T16:57:19.499-05:002016-12-11T16:57:19.499-05:00One of the best books simply explaining trade and ...One of the best books simply explaining trade and protectionism:<br /><br />https://www.amazon.com/Choice-Fable-Free-Trade-Protection/dp/0131433547<br /><br />This should be on everyone's book shelf.Unkownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02675182407046562195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-12369757493340155452016-12-11T13:43:05.577-05:002016-12-11T13:43:05.577-05:00I thought the Law of Comparative Advantage was no ...I thought the Law of Comparative Advantage was no longer a thing?<br /><br />https://voxday.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-end-of-comparative-advantage.html?m=1cavalier973https://www.blogger.com/profile/16018249706585207161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-57818840304140376652016-12-11T12:37:03.773-05:002016-12-11T12:37:03.773-05:00The article on unilateral free trade hinges purely...The article on unilateral free trade hinges purely on the one argument that other nations will follow our lead. That's the same argument that has been used when we attempt to install democratic regimes in foreign countries. A more sound argument would be that no one has a right to a job, so if a factory closes or moves, the people who work there should have a plan B ready. Making the macro AJOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18199742607749169526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-83166840510977383642016-12-11T11:43:57.778-05:002016-12-11T11:43:57.778-05:00"The man has no understanding of the Law of C..."The man has no understanding of the Law of Comparative Advantage nor the benefits if unilateral free trade."<br /><br />Very true, and a real shame. On the other hand, unless I'm mistaken, he joins a long line of presidents and presidential candidates (including Hillary) about which the same could be said.JdLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00630104950043758864noreply@blogger.com