* Andrew Paul ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > While I am not a supporter per say of tarrifs and subsidies, what > about the strategic issue of a country being able to feed itself in > times of strife.
Too indirect. If you are worried about war, then invest in defense. There are an infinite number of low probability events that you could worry about. Better to try to look at the most likely and/or most damaging and come up with the most direct solutions. If you are worried about a naval blockade, then instead of fighting battleships with food tariffs, your best bet is to prepare for such a war -- for example, prepare your defense and/or offense to combat such a blockade, build alliances to help deter or fight such a blockade, etc. > As you say Eric, until wages and costs across the globe come a lot > closer to parity, that is going to be pretty difficult. No, Androo, closer to wage parity is not what I said. Sufficiently high absolute minimum standard of living would do it, even if the gap between the top and bottom increases. -- Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
