Re: [CTRL] COST OF PROTECTIONISM

1999-06-09 Thread William Hugh Tunstall
-Caveat Lector- The free trade vs. protectionism debate is something of a joke. I once spent a desultory afternoon searching through the stacks of the local university for information on Frederich List, a nineteenth century German economist who championed the American system of tariffs

Re: [CTRL] [Re: [CTRL] COST OF PROTECTIONISM]

1999-06-09 Thread Robert Tatman
-Caveat Lector- William Hugh Tunstall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Caveat Lector- The free trade vs. protectionism debate is something of a joke. I once spent a desultory afternoon searching through the stacks of the local university for information on Frederich List, a nineteenth century

Re: [CTRL] COST OF PROTECTIONISM

1999-06-09 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- William Hugh Tunstall wrote: The free trade vs. protectionism debate is something of a joke. MJ: Yes, especially when ONLY the latter exists in the reality of today. Regard$, --MJ Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. --

Re: [CTRL] [Re: [CTRL] COST OF PROTECTIONISM]

1999-06-09 Thread William Hugh Tunstall
-Caveat Lector- Thank you, Robert! On Wed, 9 Jun 1999, Robert Tatman wrote: -Caveat Lector- William Hugh Tunstall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Caveat Lector- The free trade vs. protectionism debate is something of a joke. I once spent a desultory afternoon searching through the

[CTRL] COST OF PROTECTIONISM

1999-06-07 Thread Carl Amedio
-Caveat Lector- COST OF PROTECTIONISM Ironically, political pressure for trade protection has grown during the current economic expansion. Similarly, the infamous Smoot-Hawley Tariff was enacted at a time of unprecedented prosperity. It may be that economists have not done a very good job of