tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post1378300343537703166..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Trump's Bizarre Trade Policy: Will It Destroy Global Trade?Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-75281861678139191402019-08-20T00:31:54.247-04:002019-08-20T00:31:54.247-04:00I can see your point there JJM, but I think for th...I can see your point there JJM, but I think for the most part “crony trade is better than no trade” is correct, because this will allow some actual free trade in the long term to squeeze in, where “no trade” is just that.<br />I hate crony trade deals, but, a lot of people benefit from the jobs that come from it a lot of time where they would have no job otherwise.Joshua Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314841330994831499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-81272158658869554282019-08-20T00:25:15.523-04:002019-08-20T00:25:15.523-04:00Nah, he wouldn’t want to hurt friends and family.
...Nah, he wouldn’t want to hurt friends and family.<br />https://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2019/08/a-new-crony-tax-reduction-gimmick-that.html?m=1Joshua Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314841330994831499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-79055547679394553102019-08-20T00:24:09.868-04:002019-08-20T00:24:09.868-04:00“Rule of Law” is a pretty ambiguous term to say th...“Rule of Law” is a pretty ambiguous term to say the least. <br />I suppose everyone I know has or uses something made in China. China has been importing tons of food goods from US farmers, Alaskan commercial fisherman have been doing well selling their sea catch to China, China is a monster in energy consumption, the US would be a lot better off negotiating natural gas sales to China than making Joshua Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314841330994831499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-44198145172227523742019-08-19T21:49:51.629-04:002019-08-19T21:49:51.629-04:00No one wants to talk about it Lab. I wonder how we...No one wants to talk about it Lab. I wonder how well it would be received if we played the game the way China does?Shegottawideloadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16752677440246325222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-11910747913084348972019-08-19T19:07:59.831-04:002019-08-19T19:07:59.831-04:00Consider the source of this dumb article... The so...Consider the source of this dumb article... The source wants Trump eliminated. I mean this magazine is published by the CFR... Are you seriously posting it as if it has any merit? <br />'Will it destroy global trade?' <br /><br />Here's a tip, if the headline has a '?', its complete bullshit. <br />I think the litmus test I've been using still applies. If the powers that Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10823524269755609270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-26196535884718769192019-08-19T11:27:44.157-04:002019-08-19T11:27:44.157-04:00"crony trade is better than no trade"
T..."crony trade is better than no trade"<br /><br />That depends on the details and the effect it has on an individual. Could be one's business or it could be something only tangentially related. <br /><br />For instance in the 1990s the Clinton administration in an effort to promote crony trade decided pallets from China didn't need to be treated for insects. So the US ended up Jimmy Joe Meekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559104650594440766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-28114676896593210192019-08-18T22:34:10.287-04:002019-08-18T22:34:10.287-04:00He will hopefully destroy globalist trade He will hopefully destroy globalist trade Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678304660705707372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-20228654560461820152019-08-18T21:41:43.834-04:002019-08-18T21:41:43.834-04:00So what have we gained with China other than suppo...So what have we gained with China other than supporting communist liars and thieves? The intellectual property issue is a big deal. I thought libertarians cared about contracts and 'rule of law'?The Lab Managerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314871529571094106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-56217406543308001272019-08-18T18:44:50.313-04:002019-08-18T18:44:50.313-04:00Trump doesn’t have to appreciate the cost of the t...Trump doesn’t have to appreciate the cost of the tariffs, as long as his followers support them and believe his lies about them, he is good to go. The farmers I know do not blame The Great Orange for their silos being full of rotting foods, they blame the Chinese, and they feel like they are somehow following in the footsteps of their parents and grandparents who “sacrificed” domestically during Joshua Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314841330994831499noreply@blogger.com