Comments on: The ‘Fair Trade’ Myth http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/11/30/the-fair-trade-myth/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:04:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Brad Warbiany http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/11/30/the-fair-trade-myth/#comment-3723 Brad Warbiany Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:20:40 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/11/30/the-fair-trade-myth/#comment-3723 For more, check out Coyote Blog on these subjects, it's truly one of the most concise and understandable blogs I've read on trade. I'm arguing on a blog right now where the proponent of "fair trade or no trade" just brought up the "trade debt"... This is computed by adding up the trade deficits from year to year over time. I asked who we owe this money to, and who owes this money (which you'd expect if we actually have a "debt")... I'm still waiting for an answer from them. For more, check out Coyote Blog on these subjects, it’s truly one of the most concise and understandable blogs I’ve read on trade.

I’m arguing on a blog right now where the proponent of “fair trade or no trade” just brought up the “trade debt”… This is computed by adding up the trade deficits from year to year over time. I asked who we owe this money to, and who owes this money (which you’d expect if we actually have a “debt”)…

I’m still waiting for an answer from them.

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