Trade War: Tariffs Are Needed To Defeat Globalism But They Come With a Cost
Kevin Duffy writes:
… But Brandon Smith’s article, “Trade War: Tariffs Are Needed To Defeat Globalism But They Come With a Cost,” brought about a visceral reaction.
Smith claimed that “Austrian economists in their opposition to tariffs operate on the assumption that large corporations are ‘free market’ entities. They also assume that globalism is a product of free markets.” Not true. It’s actually an absurd parody of the true Austrian position. We assume two parties voluntary exchange for mut
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