Posts Tagged ‘protectionism’
Idiotic economics
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 17:50 No CommentsA couple of examples of dodgy economics thinking in the effort of protect jobs via Marginal Revolution: In Allentown, Pennsylvania in the US, the local Service Employees International Union (SEIU) made complaining noises about the free work done by a teenager in pursuit of an Eagle Scout badge. The teen, Kevin Anderson, worked for over [...]
Protectionism is bad, period.
Friday, December 19, 2008 17:44 2 CommentsOne blog that I’ve recently added to my regular reading list is De Minimis. I have no idea who the blog author is, but on general business and economic matters, I happily concede that he (I assume that the author is a “he”) is far more learned and well read that I am. He even [...]