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> so why does it point the finger at globalization? just like immigration, attacking people in far-flung countries spares us a painful inward reckoning. The fi
by flukus 10y ago
> so why does it point the finger at globalization? just like immigration, attacking people in far-flung countries spares us a painful inward reckoning.
The finger is pointed because there is a solution that worked for a long time, trade tariffs. There is no solution to human greed and in certain circumstances it's actually a good thing.
- mistermann 10y agoTrade deficits as well used to be avoided because the difference was settled in gold. Gosh, I wonder why that was changed and who it benefits.