Re:The lessons from America’s astonishing economic record
by awesome_dude on Sunday April 16, 2023 @09:56PM
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>> suffered from decades of economic sanctions
> Protecting an economy is the same thing as economic sanctions. You can't claim that one results in prosperity while the other explains economic malaise.
Uh, no.
Hard no.
> BTW, I wrote that it was a free market.
Yes, I realised it after I posted, but did not care to update what other people can see for themselves.
Re:The lessons from America’s astonishing economic record
by WalterBright on Sunday April 16, 2023 @10:06PM
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Embargo - hitting the other guy's foot with a hammer
Protectionism - hitting your own foot with a hammer
Protecting an economy is the same thing as economic sanctions. You can't claim that one results in prosperity while the other explains economic malaise.
> which it does not
It certainly does. It wasn't a perfect free market, though, as nothing human is perfect. But it was close enough to do the job.
BTW, I wrote that it was a free market.