[Gianni]

Oh, well if Tommy DiLorenzo said it then it must be true! No bias at all in that source, is there GOP?

I've never seen an reputable economist disagree, but would be interested.

[Non-Sequitur]

I've never seen an reputable economist disagree, but would be interested.

I would be interested in the opinion of an economist who has not expressed an opinion either way on Abraham Lincoln, and certainly one without the bias against Lincoln that DiLorenzo has.

[GOPcapitalist]

I've never seen an reputable economist disagree, but would be interested.

Indeed. It has been said that an understanding of tariffs is the one thing that practically all economists, who are notorious for disagreements on other matters, agree upon. In fact, those who peddle protectionist nonsense these days tend to be one of three things:

(1) agenda-driven organizations with an interest in protection, such as labor unions and industries that stand to gain

(2) ignorant individuals who have been conned into accepting the arguments put for by the members of group (1) for exactly that purpose

(3) ignorant individuals who stare head on at all the evidence in the world showing the fallacy of protectionism yet refuse to budge out of their own stubbornness or unwillingness to admit personal fallability.

[GOPcapitalist]

Can you honestly believe this guy? I feel like I'm trying to explain NAFTA at an AFL-CIO convention. Just like the labor union thugs, non-seq does not have the slightest clue how tariffs work...but heaven forbid a little inconvenience like that get in his way!

Then again, who are we to question his work? The monkey's trying to do brain surgery and he can't be bothered with trivial questions about his medical credentials at this time.