Jan Coffey wrote: > --- "d.brin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Now, having said that, has America committed crimes? Duh! In >> protecting our farmers, for example, our price supports have wounded >> 3rd world farmers exactly BECAUSE we refused to let then tie their >> economy to ours! >> >> Ah, we can hope.... > > What? would you have us allow our own people to fall into a 3ed world state > within our own borders? And besides, we are not talking about fair > comparisons are we? Sure, if you work people for 16 hours a day, and you work > kids 6 and up, and you feed them crap, and you have them live in shacks, and > you pay them only enough to barly survive, sure, then you can do it cheaper. > We use to have that here in the US we called it "Slavery". > > So no, we don't allow places with these kinds of systems to compete in the > area of farming. Australia has tied its economy to US, yet we are still not allowed to compete freely in agricultural products. I don't think it matters how or why other countries can produce more cheaply, some excuse is found to justify protectionism. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but we should then not be hypocritical and espouse free trade. Regards, Ray. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
