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To: Mojave
You claimed that Ronald Reagan was a "protectionist" and then that any management of trade is "socialistic."

Excuse me, I'M the one that first stated management of trade was socialistic! Don't leave me out of your hate-fest!

Free trade is capitalistic; any time you start managing it you start adding a little bit of socialism. If you're managing everything you end up at the Communist end of things.

It's called a continuum - the more Government interference and "management" the more socialist you become.

Ideally, I'd say we should have zero managed trade; that would be pure free market capitalism. Can that be a political reality? Probably not. But it does not mean we shouldn't strive for it.

You may now continue with your 2 minutes of hate for 1rudeboy...

687 posted on 05/12/2009 11:30:07 PM PDT by PugetSoundSoldier (Indignation over the sting of truth is the defense of the indefensible)
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To: PugetSoundSoldier; Mojave
Free trade is capitalistic; any time you start managing it you start adding a little bit of socialism. If you're managing everything you end up at the Communist end of things. It's called a continuum - the more Government interference and "management" the more socialist you become.

On the far continuum, I believe you must mean fascism, not socialism. Tariffs or other protectionist measures do not represent ownership of the means of production, a basic element of socialism.

690 posted on 05/12/2009 11:43:16 PM PDT by calcowgirl (RECALL Abel Maldonado! - NO on Props 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F)
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To: PugetSoundSoldier
Excuse me, I'M the one that first stated management of trade was socialistic!

So you're adding "socialistic" to your own list of smears against Ronald Reagan?

You must be proud of yourself.

691 posted on 05/13/2009 4:31:46 AM PDT by Mojave (Don't blame me. I voted for McClintock.)
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