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- 31 Jul 08
- 9:22 am
I�m a new reader of InTheseTimes.com . The Very first thing that I read on the InTheseTimes.com site was David Sirota�s �Six Little Words to Fix America�s Wage Crisis�. This Idea resonates with me because upon some behavior the consistent enforcement of written and reasonable government regulations is justified. I do not fear such regulation. I dread any government discretion. Judges, panels and juries are not perfect. We must continue to utilize them until we discover superior methods to make some determinations. I dread government discretion such as selective enforcement. I dread insufficient recourse to challenge what may be any wrongful …

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- 28 Jul 08
- 5:24 pm
This is an explanation of Warren Buffett’s proposal to significantly decrease USA’s trade deficit.. His article, “Squanderville” was published in October, 2003 by Fortune magazine. If exporters of goods from the USA choose to pay a fee to defray the USA government’s expenses, their goods will be assessed and transferable IMPORT Certificates, (ICs) equal to the assessed value of their goods will be issued to them. If an exporter should decline to pay the fee, their goods leave the USA unassessed and no ICs are issued. The exporter's motivation is to profit from the sale, trade or use of the certificates. …

Posted to The Free Trade Heretic
- 28 Jul 08
- 5:35 pm
A trade deficit is detrimental to a nation�s economy. Participating nations benefit from global trade but a trade deficit's detrimental to their economy. Due to �production leverage� the detrimental amount is greater than that of the deficit. A nation's annual trade deficit indicates some foreign production was substituted for potential domestic production. Their gross domestic production; (their GDP) was less than otherwise. The trade deficit's detriment to the GDP exceeds the amount of the deficit itself and is also detrimental to the median wage. Producers of any goods or service products generally require the support of other producers; (i.e; designers, pens …

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