[brlug-general] Internet Human Bill of Rights

[Tim Fournet]

I'm still on the fence about how much it actually benefits the consumers. On
one hand, I hate the idea of government control. On the other, how cheap
does corn need to be?? On the Other Other hand, screw corn, let's get
Coca-Cola back on cane sugar. HFCS is evil!


On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Ryan McCain <Ryan.McCain at la.gov> wrote:

>  Govt. price fixing on imports/exports doesn't keep prices competitive and
> only destroys are agriculture. It only makes the prices for international
> goods and services for the consumer more expensive.  If Coca-Cola can
> purchase corn (for corn syrup) from Mexico at half the price than it could
> from a company in Iowa but the govt. lays a tarrif on all corn imports from
> Mexico to make it more expensive, then Coca-Cola will buy the more expensive
> corn from Iowa. All that does is artifically keep prices high for
> consumers.  Protectionism and price controls ALWAYS result in more govt.
> power/control and less consumer buying power.
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> http://www.lewrockwell.com/rothbard/rothbard125.html<http://www.isil.org/resources/lit/free-trade-protectionism.html>
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> http://www.mises.org
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> Behalf Of *Tim Fournet
> *Sent:* Monday, March 08, 2010 2:10 PM
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> *To:* general at brlug.net
> *Subject:* Re: [brlug-general] Internet Human Bill of Rights
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> The government heavily controls imports and exports of goods, especially
> weapons, raw materials, and food with taxes, quotas, and restrictions. There
> are a lot of reasons for this, including making it possible to sustain our
> own agriculture and keep prices competitive with other countries. That said,
> Ray's point about the government not having the balls to focus on the real
> issue is something I totally agree with. If the US has a problem with human
> rights violations by foreign governments, they need to tackle the issue
> head-on -- not attack the liberties of our own people instead.
>
> This reminds me of the old "war by proxy" mentality of making somebody else
> fight your battles for you so you can keep your own hands clean.
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