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Justicekthx (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:41 AM Original message |
Question for DU economist. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
1. It isn't sustainable look our trade imbalance. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
42. I recommend this post. |
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T Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
2. Extremely short-term is the focus. GRab as much as quickly as you can and then run. |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
3. Comparative advantage |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:03 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. The problem is compounded by the trade inbalance. |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:07 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. It is wealth re-distribution for sure |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:26 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. In a limited fashion sure. |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I guess that is a matter of perspective |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:33 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Well many American citizens likely DON'T need the wealth they have. |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:45 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Agreed |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:13 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. The word is .. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:26 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Fixed. n/t |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:36 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. While you're at it, correct the OP's mountain-high pile of grammatical and spelling errors too... |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:09 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. The OP was too overwhelming. |
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Justicekthx (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:16 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Clothing cost might be lower |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:33 AM Response to Reply #10 |
17. I think a person in China... |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:45 AM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Our government *ostensibly* represents American workers, not Chinese workers. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:20 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. I think the larger point is that a system in which standard of living in US rises |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:29 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. So it's an argument based on naked power. Why try to wrap it into one about "altruism" |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:44 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. I agree there is no altruism involved. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:12 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Nederland implied that there is in his post # 17 to which I responded... |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:47 PM Response to Reply #39 |
44. I would dub it "enlightened altruism" |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:31 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. I would dub it "internally incoherent". Cut-throat capitalism--for the children! |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:45 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Yeah, and protectionism has a wonderful record... |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 03:16 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. What a ludicrous post. Internally incoherent, indeed! nt |
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Jim__ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #3 |
15. I'd like to see the mathematical proof. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
4. It's not sustainable |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:04 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. There is no "race to the bottom" |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #7 |
18. I don't suppose you've checked wages |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:38 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Yup. And having gone from 40x to 600x or more in wages, at worker expense, |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:43 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Yes |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:10 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. Consider this, Robin Hood |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Industry is not strategically important in modern warfare. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:32 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Can you cite any real world demonstration of this principal? Surely not Iraq or Afghanistan. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:55 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Sure as soon as we go to war with a peer. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:04 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. That's a verbose way of saying, "no". nt |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:41 PM Response to Reply #30 |
43. HAW HAW HAW! |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:58 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. The civil freaking war? |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:31 PM Response to Reply #21 |
32. Your argument turns a blind eye to ever-growing domestic inequality. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. No he clearly indicated that above. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. No, he indicated there are winners are losers, but posits no solution |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #21 |
40. It has not "been very good for people in the developing world", it has been a disaster. |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
5. Very Interesting... But NOT Surprising! n/t |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
14. Economists just declare incovenient data points (e.g. distribution issues) irrelevant. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
22. It's suppose to be good because... |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
25. most of classical economic theory is built on one fundamental principle |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
26. This was a scheme sold in no small part by appealing to American exceptionalism and greed |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
41. Depends upon the point the "economist" is trying to make/prove. |
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