That’s what I thought. “Protectionism” has become such a dirty word, but I kind of like it. Am I bad person?
“That’s what I thought. “Protectionism” has become such a dirty word, but I kind of like it. Am I bad person?”
The danger is that it gets exploited in a crony capitalist fashion.
But OTOH if you don’t address the mercantile export model of your rivals you end up with industries being gutted and the resulting loss of jobs. Tariffs are one tool available.
George Washington was a protectionist extraordinaire. You have good company.