[frithguild]

Is there anything in the world a protectionist cannot fix with another government program?

Well wait just one minute there buster! Entepreneurs built our industrial base because of forward thinking and intellegently applied taxes and tariffs! So there!!

[1rudeboy]

Now that you mention it, the "infant industry" argument is one of the few (tactical) arguments in favor of protectionism that hold any water. Problem is, the companies never grow out of the "infant" stage, when the gubmint is involved.

But this talk of protecting jobs that pay well? It's just a Ponzi scheme for the well-connected.

[brownsfan]

*** Well wait just one minute there buster! Entepreneurs built our industrial base because of forward thinking and intellegently applied taxes and tariffs! So there!! ***

Thank you, but free traders will ignore any and all factual evidence that doesn’t support their position. It’s a shame.