On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 05:14:11 GMT, "Ed Huntress"
wrote:


If it makes you happy, call it protectionism. Most people would say it's
protectionism only if it limits imports in some way. Offsets don't limit
imports. They just require an equal amount of imports at the other end.
Sounds good - so when is the US going to take more New Zealand
imports? When are they going to stop tarrifs and limits on sheep meat
from Australia and new Zealand - as ordered by the WTO 3 times? For
the average US citizen, sheep are wooly animals that damn few
americans know about, or grow, but they have some powerful friends in
Congress. Offsets sound good to me - of course it goes both ways...
The US is one of the most protected markets in the world
Geoff