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To: Age of Reason

That's just silly. Your the exact same as a liberal who claims that wealth is a zero sum game. If others are more innovative, the U.S. benefits too, just like the reverse is true. Furthermore, do you really think that rich people should not trade with poor people because it will increase poor peoples wealth so that there is more competition for resources and impoverish the wealthy? These are extremely simple concepts and your side is unable or unwilling to apply them to international trade. Do you also think trade between the various states has the same effect as you purport international trade does? Do you really think Alabama and California should cease all trade for fear Alabama will drag California down?


180 posted on 07/05/2005 7:24:50 PM PDT by Dat
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To: Dat
Your the exact same as a liberal who claims that wealth is a zero sum game.

Not every sum gain is good. If one family increases its yearly income from 100K to 130K at the expense of the second family income shrinking from 40K to 20K it is not good even if the sum grows from 140K to 150K.

What is better - to have 5 million dollars and live in Weston, Massachusetts or to have 10 million and live in Bogota, Colombia with bodyguards and many servants?

181 posted on 07/05/2005 7:46:24 PM PDT by A. Pole (The Law of Comparative Advantage: "Americans should not have children and should not go to college")
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