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To: agere_contra
And yet we still have many who push protectionism

Yeah, they love their freedom of speech and revere their freedom of religion, but question them about giving up their right to exchange their own property without the government's permission and they go silent. Or call you a 'communist'.

40 posted on 04/15/2011 8:04:36 AM PDT by BfloGuy
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To: BfloGuy

Good point. I’m rusty on this, but Free Trade would appear to be a classic case of Freedom of Association. I can associate with a foreign seller and sell or buy stuff.

There are legal and moral exceptions to this freedom of course - selling Loral missile tech, mail-order brides and so forth.

But making sure that GM workers get to keep their pensions doesn’t seem like a good reason to breach our God-given Freedom of Association.


41 posted on 04/15/2011 8:16:10 AM PDT by agere_contra (As often as I look upon the cross, so often will I forgive with all my heart.)
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