tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post4482831409396189893..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Larry Summers: Donald Trump is Practicing Presidential Extortion of Companies for Symbolic Political GainRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-666342305650159452016-12-08T07:15:49.253-05:002016-12-08T07:15:49.253-05:00I like how you describe a case of comparative adva...I like how you describe a case of comparative advantage between nations, and then declare that comparative advantage doesn't exist.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968441656658845395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-40740683461046108622016-12-07T16:59:19.719-05:002016-12-07T16:59:19.719-05:00If Carrier moves its production overseas there sho...If Carrier moves its production overseas there should be a tariff on all its air conditioners coming back to the US. Why? Because they play by different rules in Mexico. In the US we have many more levels of protection for the environment and the worker so its not a level playing field. A tariff should measure these differences and then tax the goods as they cross the border to give AmericanDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16418677206201009174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-25536071501015157882016-12-07T12:39:05.894-05:002016-12-07T12:39:05.894-05:00Broken clocks comes to mindBroken clocks comes to mindNY Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05131625126863049626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-54659457041659670352016-12-07T07:47:06.697-05:002016-12-07T07:47:06.697-05:00Yadda yadda... another out-of-power party within t...Yadda yadda... another out-of-power party within the duopoly sounding better on issues than the party actually in office. I'm quite tired of only ever finding agreement with those whose words have no chance of affecting policy - especially when you know those words would never sound like anything remotely sensible if spoken from the seat of power.<br /><br />In a socialist system, capitalist/Brutushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885083535036422093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-39769050180555254792016-12-07T07:18:49.704-05:002016-12-07T07:18:49.704-05:00what an idiotic interpretation.what an idiotic interpretation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01670809424079336585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-88445028786663366642016-12-07T06:47:30.876-05:002016-12-07T06:47:30.876-05:00So frustrating that the left suddenly becomes conc...So frustrating that the left suddenly becomes concerned about the pitfalls of economic interventionism at the same time as the right's skepticism melts away overnight. It's god damn whack-a-mole.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968441656658845395noreply@blogger.com