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To: austinTparty
Nope. And nope.

Nope and nope. That is, (first) when you have a global economy, you don't have global agencies to govern it; and, (second) an economy is not what a government is based on?

Taking the second part first: A government exists to secure our rights. Period.

What in the world does the purpose of a government have to do with what enables it?

As for the first, all that is necessary for worldwide trade is enforceable contract law and private property protection. You actually need more government interference to REGULATE trade; with free trade (i.e. no tariffs, no quotas) you don't. Regulate trade, regulate everything else... sure.

Oh? Who enforces that "enforcable contract law and proterty protection"? The regulatory agency of a particular country? Which country?

And here I thought the WTO stood for "World Trade Organization".

277 posted on 07/20/2003 11:28:52 AM PDT by William Terrell (People can exist without government but government can't exist without people)
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To: William Terrell
Essential to capitalism and trade are effective judicial systems in EACH country which are recognized by the others. This does not equal "global agencies". Who enforces? We do not belong to a World Court. Groups such as the WTO are far different from a government with an enforcement branch. Trade agreements are voluntary--the threat of retaliatory trade sanctions is sufficient for agreement.

With free trade even this would not be an issue.

278 posted on 07/20/2003 2:04:01 PM PDT by austinTparty
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