Free Trade
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The Problem With Retaliatory Protectionism
Whether subsidizing our own producers or punishing those abroad, tariffs inevitably become handouts to the politically powerful.
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Protectionism and the Fallacy of Composition
Protectionism can’t enrich the country as a whole, only boost certain individuals and industries while impoverishing the rest.
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How Government Feeds Spurious Support for Protectionism
Tariff increases might make good political sense, but they are bad economic policy.
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Five Myths About Tariffs
Tariffs distort market signals that would otherwise lower costs, raise competition, and motivate reinvestment.
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Economic Populism Won’t Rebuild Traditional Families
Changes in social norms — not trade liberalization — have transformed American family life.
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Resource Allocation: Why You Can’t ‘Just Ignore the Economists’
“Rather than paying with money, those in search of scarce goods people will pay with their time and effort.” ~David Hebert
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Tariffs ‘Protect’ Insiders, While Americans Pay the Price
“The best way to address unfair trade practices is not through blanket tariffs but by expanding trade with allies and non-hostile nations.” ~Vance Ginn
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Regulatory Burden Falls Hardest on the Poor
“Occupational licensing — the costly requirement of a license to be engaged in a particular profession — has grown massively in recent decades. Many of the new regulations fall on low- and medium-income professions.” ~Vincent Geloso
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‘Trivial’ Tariff Would Cost the Poor Billions
“If the de minimis exemption were eliminated, people living in the poorest zip codes would face average tariffs of 12.1 percent.” ~Bryan Riley
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Industrial Policies Aren’t Working
“If other governments insist on harming their countries’ economies with such interventions, that’s their business. We can pity the citizens of those countries.” ~Donald J. Boudreaux
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The Problem With Retaliatory Protectionism
Whether subsidizing our own producers or punishing those abroad, tariffs inevitably become handouts to the politically powerful.
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•
Protectionism and the Fallacy of Composition
Protectionism can’t enrich the country as a whole, only boost certain individuals and industries while impoverishing the rest.
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•
How Government Feeds Spurious Support for Protectionism
Tariff increases might make good political sense, but they are bad economic policy.
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•
Five Myths About Tariffs
Tariffs distort market signals that would otherwise lower costs, raise competition, and motivate reinvestment.
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•
Economic Populism Won’t Rebuild Traditional Families
Changes in social norms — not trade liberalization — have transformed American family life.
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•
Resource Allocation: Why You Can’t ‘Just Ignore the Economists’
“Rather than paying with money, those in search of scarce goods people will pay with their time and effort.” ~David Hebert
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•
Tariffs ‘Protect’ Insiders, While Americans Pay the Price
“The best way to address unfair trade practices is not through blanket tariffs but by expanding trade with allies and non-hostile nations.” ~Vance Ginn
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•
Regulatory Burden Falls Hardest on the Poor
“Occupational licensing — the costly requirement of a license to be engaged in a particular profession — has grown massively in recent decades. Many of the new regulations fall on low- and medium-income professions.” ~Vincent Geloso
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‘Trivial’ Tariff Would Cost the Poor Billions
“If the de minimis exemption were eliminated, people living in the poorest zip codes would face average tariffs of 12.1 percent.” ~Bryan Riley
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Industrial Policies Aren’t Working
“If other governments insist on harming their countries’ economies with such interventions, that’s their business. We can pity the citizens of those countries.” ~Donald J. Boudreaux