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To: Redmen4ever

Your categories are not mutually exclusive. They are more like Venn diagrams, because everyone falls into category one. There may be some people that are also in category two, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t also reap benefits from free trade, too.


50 posted on 10/04/2007 7:53:39 AM PDT by Publius Valerius
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To: Publius Valerius

I think I agree with you.

In the short-run, while each country is a net winner from free trade, owners of productive resources that are not easily transferable from the shrinking sectors will lose as a country moves from autarky to free trade.

In the long-run, when all resources are easily transferable, everyone is a winner.

There are still some anti-globalists out there who actually say we should form small self-sufficient communes. But, nowadays, we can suspect that these are people suffering from a combination of a genetic predisposition to mental ilnness combined with too much whacky tobacky.

Most of those who “oppose” globalism oppose the pace of change of globalism, and would like us to slow down the pace of change or perhaps even take a pause. They enjoy the high standard of living that globalism has thusfar achieved, but are or feel threatened by continuing change.


153 posted on 10/04/2007 9:35:59 AM PDT by Redmen4ever
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