This should have been the start of a beautiful
discussion -- about living standards, protectionism, the benefits (and hardships) of "unferettered capitalism", etc. Maybe touch upon the modern notion of state -- and globalism. But it won't be. Questions about the real-world effects of "anarcho-capitalism" (and its comparison to true-blue anarchism) should've been tabled.
But they won't.
FWIW, I am not advocating the implementation of tariffs. (I already warned you lot, not to faint!) But can't we at least discuss this a bit? GM just laid 30,000 jobs to the wind.
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