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2017-02-27 at 6:19 AM UTC in Free Trade vs. Protectionism
Originally posted by Discount Whore I am 100% on the protectionists side but the laws should be dictated equally for all nations. I don't mean a flat rate, but there should be some sort of algorithm which makes these laws fair and not like the fucking 20% tariff on China that Trump proposed during his campaign. I think the laws should be made in such a way that discourages things like slavery and child labor (among other things which cheapen the cost of production) by raising the taxes to import/take advantage of such things. I feel like free trade only works in nations of equal 'value.'
that presupposes the notion of a governing body for the entire world that overrides individual rights of states you dirty globalist -
2017-02-27 at 6:18 AM UTC in Free Trade vs. Protectionism
Originally posted by Dargo Protectionism could arguably be used temporarily to reset the scales and pull companies back to the US after their mass exodus, but once again, if the rules and regulations are not lifted the government will essentially suffocate all of the businesses.
I think the problem there is that domestic manufacturers are unlikely to find a way to compete - they're already at an extreme disadvantage. the more logical thing, from the nation's point of view at least, would be to cultivate industries that they have an advantage in, something that other countries cannot provide at a similar cost.
just generally speaking though, I think most first-world countries' workforces need to be more 'agile'. Companies need to be able to rapidly expand, shrink or change strategy depending on the market, and the host of safety nets and benefits (both personal and corporate) make this very difficult.
for example, at the moment the focus is on retaining staff regardless of utility and providing large severance payouts to allow them the time to find a similar job - it would make more economic sense to make it simpler and less crippling for (especially small) companies to make workers redundant, as well as opening up the job market so there's less need for unemployment benefits on the whole -
2017-02-27 at 6:01 AM UTC in how do u make a poll thred
Originally posted by brandon the problim is they try n always ruin ur thred i want 2 make 1 asking wut kinda animle they like most but then they always say brandon this brandon that every1 jus is 2 stupid 2 pick 1
lel, he's right though
I made a thread ages ago offering to review random music, max 2 tracks per post, then Bill Krozby posted like 40 and turned the thread into a tantrum because I ignored him -
2017-02-27 at 5:59 AM UTC in Free Trade vs. Protectionism
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2017-02-27 at 5:55 AM UTC in wuts ur faverit climitF popsicle
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2017-02-27 at 5:50 AM UTC in Free Trade vs. ProtectionismI guess the core of it is that free trade allows different producers compete on equal ground, regardless of the fact that those different producers have vastly different costs for production. an item of equal quality manufactured in the US is generally a whole lot more expensive than one manufactured in China for two main reasons - labour costs, and hence living standards are lower, and the US obsesses over 'intellectual property' to a far greater degree than any manufacturing country.
the only way to compete is to lower manufacturing costs to a similar level. robotics will facilitate this to some degree, but we're nowhere near stamping out a human labour force.
protectionism isn't really viable in the long-term - capitalism's friend globalism is 'a wrecking ball', as per Soros, and has spent the last few decades crushing disagreeable nations to open up markets - the US will not be spared.
protectionism raises foreign competitors' costs to those of domestic manufacturers, but should only really be seen as a reprieve for them to work out a way to be more competitive, not an industry expectation. -
2017-02-27 at 5:39 AM UTC in Free Trade vs. Protectionismlolwat, protectionism has nothing to do with communism
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2017-02-27 at 5:36 AM UTC in Free Trade vs. Protectionismextremely complicated issue
ideally free trade would be the way to go, but since various countries have different levels of capability in terms of what they can produce and how competitive they can be (not to mention rampaging currency and market manipulation), protectionism is often necessary to maintain industries that in turn maintain the country's economy
I do think that as a general rule, countries should avoid as much as possible relying on imports for critical products such as food, power generation etc. -
2017-02-27 at 5:27 AM UTC in Suicide Squad just got an Oscaron the upside, the white helmets got banned from the US so no oscar for them
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2017-02-27 at 5:17 AM UTC in Lofeprotips/Lifehacksreduce your carbon footprint by wearing a plastic bag over your head when you sleep
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2017-02-27 at 5:10 AM UTC in **OFFICIAL WEBPAGE OF SHITFUCKER ENTERPRISES**ok maybe I wasn't clear enough
how does this company aim to make money? -
2017-02-27 at 4:34 AM UTC in Ryan "Lanny" Jenkins
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2017-02-27 at 4:32 AM UTC in lerned about dirogitory terms 2dayjamming it into a croc pipe is the only thing fosters is good for
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2017-02-27 at 4:10 AM UTC in lerned about dirogitory terms 2day
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2017-02-27 at 3:41 AM UTC in Ant's are like legos-PiI've never actually watched Pi. I thought I had, but it turns out I was thinking of Primer.
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2017-02-27 at 3:37 AM UTC in teh retraded thred herppppp slober fuk glum editshin
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2017-02-27 at 1:42 AM UTC in **OFFICIAL WEBPAGE OF SHITFUCKER ENTERPRISES**what does the company do?
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2017-02-26 at 4:32 PM UTC in Top hehtop deck
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2017-02-26 at 12:52 AM UTC in It feels like I'm being gaslighted alot of the time.if you use the term 'gaslighted' you're probably a homosexical
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2017-02-25 at 5:55 AM UTC in DW's roleplaying thread.asspick locks the guards in his cell, throws a blanket over them and goes looking for white women and fried chicken
