Comments on: China hit by US CVDs http://www.tradediversion.net/archives/2007/03/china-hit-by-us-cvds.html Commentary on development, globalization, and trade by Jonathan Dingel Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:16:24 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: John Condon http://www.tradediversion.net/archives/2007/03/china-hit-by-us-cvds.html/comment-page-1#comment-161 John Condon Sat, 31 Mar 2007 13:46:46 +0000 http://www.tradediversion.net/?p=445#comment-161 The bi-partisan Schumer, Grassley, Graham and Baucus pressure for protectionism is insane and will bring on US unemployment which will promote cries for more protectionism which will eventually lead to catastrophy for the US economy. All this (over the short term which is the only term that matters in Washington), is designed to placate a political fear that the US economy can not compete. This sort of defeatism is not good. Or, we can assume that this Congress is able to manage our economy rationally as opposed to bowing to the political winds. The bi-partisan Schumer, Grassley, Graham and Baucus pressure for protectionism is insane and will bring on US unemployment which will promote cries for more protectionism which will eventually lead to catastrophy for the US economy. All this (over the short term which is the only term that matters in Washington), is designed to placate a political fear that the US economy can not compete. This sort of defeatism is not good.

Or, we can assume that this Congress is able to manage our economy rationally as opposed to bowing to the political winds.

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