"Gary Coffman" wrote in message
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On 12 Oct 2003 19:38:18 -0700, jim rozen wrote:
In article , Carl Byrns
says...
And what would you do, Ed? Close the borders to imports? Yeah, that'll
work.

Carl, you apparently haven't been following this tale
through its entirety. Ed has never suggested protectionism,
and has pointed out its folly to those who have.

Actually, Ed has proposed zero sum trade, and that is a form
of protectionism.

Gary

Oh, one more thing: what evidence there is suggests that offsets *stimulate*
total trade, rather than restricting it. So it's silly to call it
protectionism.

Ed Huntress