At 07:50 PM 11/25/97 -0500, charles mueller wrote:
> I mentioned in an earlier post (below) that a nation's encouragement
>or acceptance of monopoly in its own industries--within its own national
>borders--on the theory that IMPORTS can supply all the competition it needs
>to assure competitive prices for its consumers, is a costly policy mistake.
Charles, this "economic" world view -- nothing but competition
and consumption -- is at odds with the scientific community.
Do you really believe that public policy should optimize
"competition and consumption"?
If not, what should the goal of public policy be?
Jay -- http://dieoff.org/page1.htm
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