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Dr. Thomas Sowell casually explains why we should never worry about the “balance of trade” and what’s fundamentally flawed with protectionism.

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Alex1 year ago

A services economy that relies entirely on goods from abroad is at major risk—Covid being the most recent example of this. No one doubts the benefits of comparative exchange, but for some reason economists refuse to acknowledge its national security implications.

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Jack1 year ago

This is so important. Please note the comments about the real causes of the Great Depression!!!

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Scott1 year ago

He's such a legend 💪❤️

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Students For Liberty1 year ago

The GOAT

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Ascension1 year ago

Thank god you guys are dying out. Bye bye.

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@realmacroecon🇺🇦1 year ago

Korean population is jot 330 million. So how can we sell the equivalent amount? It's a bullschitt question!

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Invisible Gorilla1 year ago

So does this mean Trump's tariff plans are a bad idea? Or is Trump using them to solve a different "problem"?

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William Offill1 year ago

@SengCenter Yeah, famously the New Deal had no impact on the US economy in the early 1930s. Also, this is an argument against trump’s tariff plans. Did you guys mean to do that?

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