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"David Edgley" wrote in message ...
For the purposes of this newsgroup, I have no political inclination and would appreciate others keeping politics out of the discussion. All trade issues are inherently political. If the Taiwanese can sell better plants at cheaper prices, they win. That's the way global free trade capitalism works. If the Hawaiian growers were upfront about it, they'd call for protection on strictly economic grounds. Right now they sound like the Japanese rice growers who tried to keep American rice off the Japanese market on the grounds that it was dirty, when in truth they just wanted to maintain their domestic monopoly on rice. The Hawaiians are right; the Taiwanese will almost certainly usurp their market. The way the WTO rules work, just about the only recourse the Haiwaiians have is to show that the Taiwanese are dumping orchids on the market for less than it costs to grow them. We don't have to go along with the WTO, but we do for various domestic political purposes. J. Del Col |
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A clean point, thank you. Had you explained it this way the first time
instead of making what appeared to me to be a snide jab at a particular person, I would not have objected. Politicians from both parties can be found to support free trade as well as protectionism. Politics makes strange bedfellows. David "J. Del Col" wrote in message m... All trade issues are inherently political. If the Taiwanese can sell better plants at cheaper prices, they win. That's the way global free trade capitalism works. If the Hawaiian growers were upfront about it, they'd call for protection on strictly economic grounds. Right now they sound like the Japanese rice growers who tried to keep American rice off the Japanese market on the grounds that it was dirty, when in truth they just wanted to maintain their domestic monopoly on rice. The Hawaiians are right; the Taiwanese will almost certainly usurp their market. The way the WTO rules work, just about the only recourse the Haiwaiians have is to show that the Taiwanese are dumping orchids on the market for less than it costs to grow them. We don't have to go along with the WTO, but we do for various domestic political purposes. J. Del Col |
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