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To: just_living
Isn't fighting for truly free trade "getting tough"?

That is only part of the battle.

If you truly believe in Adam Smith Capitalism, then you'll have to admit that nobody ever pictured *capital* going somewhere else, setting up shop, and taking advantage of *free trade* to send things back.

Given that most third-world countries want to build from within a tariff wall, they should be permitted to do so. However, every one of their trading partners MUST realize that and respond with "fair trade" as opposed to "free trade" being one-way only.

Fair trade to me is a tit-for-tat tariff barrier on an entire country. If China can make widgets better than we can, so be it. BUT, if China is making the same widgets and then charging a 50% tariff on *my* widgets to destroy my access to their market, my Government is doing evil by not responding in kind and is actually *penalizing* me by subsidizing the competition with a so-called "Free Trade" deal, which we know is only one-way.

That is the problem. Level the playing field and make other countries who want to compete face what they do themselves. THAT will go a long way to truly free trade where countries that have competitive advantages will rule in their area.

Until that day, watch your customers shrink, because the overseas guy in your 'global market' makes 1/10 what the guy down the street who *was* your customer makes now....but now the overseas guy has your neighbor's job and STILL can't afford your product.

52 posted on 07/30/2003 4:59:06 PM PDT by superloser
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To: superloser
bump to that!
64 posted on 07/30/2003 5:58:25 PM PDT by Destro (Know your enemy! Help fight Islamic terrorisim by visiting www.johnathangaltfilms.com)
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