Posted on 12/13/2001 7:48:17 AM PST by tarawa
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:07:09 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
ECONOMICS AND BRILLIANT WIT do not usually go hand in hand, but in a hilarious piece of satire, a French economist has published a devastating rebuttal to all the industries that plead for government protection from competitors' lower prices. If you've ever been seduced by the anticompetitive laments of the steel lobby or the dairy farmers, you owe it to yourself to take a look at this marvelous spoof.
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
IMHO this is a reasonable question that requires a rational (not emotional) response.
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