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southdenverhoo

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This is IMO a valid point and why I feel bad about keeping my mouth shut on


this issue. I think it’s one thing to be pro free trade and understand the perhaps counterintuitive argument Ricardo made so long ago, and another to treat any protectionism whatsoever as absolute anathema. Our free trade proclivities have in fact worked to our disadvantage in the negotiation of some of these compacts IMO and a tack towards more protectionism is not a bad idea, tactically.

Now whether Trump has the nous to pull this off, is another matter, let’s just say I seriously doubt it, but I think a little bite back was long overdue.

(In response to this post by psychobilly)

Posted: 04/02/2018 at 4:24PM



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