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To: DugwayDuke
Didn't you restrict these zones to companies with policies you prefer? Aren't you picking and choosing?

Thew only picking and choosing is the picking and choosing some companies will do on their own. Other than that it is interfereing far less in the marketplavce than the present system or any other reasonbable system. Unless you consider socialism of the Chinese style a beneficient policy. It certainly does not interfere as much as any of teh EPA rules but then again if you like the present system you object to anything which changes teh status quo. If one is loyal to say the PRC then there is a very good reason to object to anything that means less rules and regulations.

"Since there is no tax subsidy involved merely a tax benefit fiven to anyone who makes the free choice to invest in these zones and follow the initial rules if they can not produce a product economically for a price they can get in the free market I presume they will go out of business."

And, if they still can't compete, would you then enact protective tarriffs? Who would pay these tarriffs?

IF it is decided that protective tarriffs are enacted then those who import goods subject to tarriffs will pay for them. The choice is maintain the standard of living of America or face violence (no threat merely prediction). If the standard of living is not maintained by tarriffs it will be maintained by socialism which if one likes socialism one will be appalled at anything that vrelies on entrepenuerialism as these programs would.

However, most of this is moot we have not even gitten rid of the subsidies for capital going offshore. Let us ghet that done first.

Now maybe you like all the EPA, IRS, and other regulations but I tend to think they are a drag on the economy. We can debate your support of government regulation and confiscatory taxes later. Since it is obvious you don't seem to like anything that would decrease income taxes for anyone as this clearly would at least mnaybe we can agree to get rid of teh subsidies to those nations that are potential enemies of America.

110 posted on 07/05/2003 7:51:59 PM PDT by harpseal (Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown)
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To: harpseal
"Thew only picking and choosing is the picking and choosing some companies will do on their own."

No, the majority of the "picking and choosing" will be done by those who establish the rules for admission to these zones. IOW, the politicians. Democrats will "pick and choose" companies they prefer, ie, high union percentages in highly democratic states. The Repubicans will have their own lists. It remains "picking and choosing".

"IF it is decided that protective tarriffs are enacted then those who import goods subject to tarriffs will pay for them."

No, the tarriffs will be paid by those consumers who purchase the goods. Remember, corporate taxes are passed on to consumers. Therefore the standard of living of those paying those tarriffs will be reduced. The standard of living of those workers in industries protected by the tarriffs will be increased. Don't you think this is an income transfer scheme?

"Now maybe you like all the EPA, IRS, and other regulations but I tend to think they are a drag on the economy. We can debate your support of government regulation and confiscatory taxes later."

I've not gone on record supporting regulations or "confiscatory" taxes. If anything, I'm on record opposing the income transfer schemes benefiting politically segments of the population that seem to be popular among the "Fair Trade" crowd.
111 posted on 07/06/2003 6:34:13 AM PDT by DugwayDuke
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