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FRPLG · 02-25-2008, 08:45 AM

At the end of the day isn't this a simple economics problem? Or maybe not so simple? I think Schneed made a decent economic argument as to why free trade is what it is and how it works and I haven't seen much of an argument against it. At the end of the day after all of the emotional and moralistic arguments are made economics rule. We could try and use policy to even the playing field labor wise but economics wise it won't work in the long run. Rather than debate what is right or wrong I think what needs to be figured out first is what actually works. Or even if there is any real economic problem with the current state of free trade.

I'd support an even field in terms of tariffs because it drives me nuts that it is so uneven. That type of external force on the free market is destructive and should be balanced.

02-25-2008, 08:45 AM	#27
FRPLG MVP Join Date: May 2004 Age: 47 Posts: 10,164	Re: Free Trade: Fight It, or Embrace It At the end of the day isn't this a simple economics problem? Or maybe not so simple? I think Schneed made a decent economic argument as to why free trade is what it is and how it works and I haven't seen much of an argument against it. At the end of the day after all of the emotional and moralistic arguments are made economics rule. We could try and use policy to even the playing field labor wise but economics wise it won't work in the long run. Rather than debate what is right or wrong I think what needs to be figured out first is what actually works. Or even if there is any real economic problem with the current state of free trade. I'd support an even field in terms of tariffs because it drives me nuts that it is so uneven. That type of external force on the free market is destructive and should be balanced.