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The economist Dean Baker has been vocal for years about the benefits of free trade on medicine. [0] (of many) But while the powers-that-be are fine with free t
by hudibras 11y ago
The economist Dean Baker has been vocal for years about the benefits of free trade on medicine. [0] (of many)
But while the powers-that-be are fine with free trade for cars, cheap clothing, electronics, etc. or exporting American manufacturing jobs overseas, it's a different tune all the sudden when you try to do the same thing to powerful industries, like doctors or lawyers.
[0]http://www.cato.org/publications/cato-online-forum/doctors-drugs-promoting-growth-equality-through-free-trade http://www.cato.org/publications/cato-online-forum/doctors-d...
- jpatokal 11y agoAre you claiming that the American car lobby is not powerful? You might need a history refresher on how (for example) "voluntary export restraints" came to be a thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_export_restraints#1981_Automobile_VER https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_export_restraints#19... But they've been fighting that battle for close to 50 years and losing.