Thanks for pointing out my lack of clarity.
What I had in mind (such as it is) was that in terms of trade, if a country
was in deficit, there would be a tax on the export of goods, not on imports
as that would increase the price to the consumers in the deficit country.
As to balance of payments,
As long as the tax is placed on the country which is sending its goods
rather than the receiving country since simple bribes to those making the
decision in the receiving countries places the burden on everyone in the
country.
Bill Ward
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I would suggest that the current
Hi All:
As usual Wes Burt makes very good points.
Especially important is the one he makes about nations developing at their
own pace, integrating into the global economy. His paragraph follows my
comments.
It is unfortunate that so few people know the existance of an international
balance of
Super discussion! Thank you for the ideas. My question, is there a
listing somewhere that specifies the approximate dollar amounts of
surpluses or deficits that one can access? I know here in New Zealand that
figures are occasionally floated that NZ is now owing other countries a
huge amount
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Hi folks,
This is the last day of debate on the February question: "Is there an
argument for a piecemeal introduction of a Citizen's Income?" I would like
to leave
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Good day folks,
I just returned from a week's vacation which was divided between lying on the
beach and watching our cognitive elite on C-SPAN and C-SPAN II. Nothing has
changed since my vacation of 97-06 when I posted "The Simple Solution,
