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It didn't even work for the USA! We built our power on conquest, slavery, and industrial piracy. Don't know much about protectionism, but even without it, that
by acjohnson55 9y ago
It didn't even work for the USA! We built our power on conquest, slavery, and industrial piracy. Don't know much about protectionism, but even without it, that seems like plenty.
- ethbro 9y agoPre-WWII, the US absolutely taxed the hell out of foreign imports to protect northern industry. It only switched to a free-trade policy after the war wiped out most of Europe's industrial capacity. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protectionism_in_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protectionism_in_the_United_...