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Poor Countries Tax Imports At The Border, Rich Countries Open Their Borders
By John Tamny, Forbes Feb 09, 2016
Could you manufacture all by yourself the computer on which you’re reading this opinion piece? Could you source and create the thousands of inputs that go into what on its face is fairly simple? If so, you’re in possession of superhuman mechanical skills.
At the same time, the act of literally constructing a computer from scratch with no parts “imported” from across the street or around the world would be a tragic waste of your time. It would be because it would likely require all of your years on this earth to build what would be an unattractive, slow and poorly performing version of the sleek, fast and endlessly capable machine in front of you.
What your use of a computer should tell you about yourself is that whether you know it or not, you’re an ardent free trader. Your life without open trade would be horribly bleak. But thanks to the globalized division of labor that defines free trade, you have the world’s abundance before you at prices that continue to fall.
Not more than 5 or 10 years ago the computer on which you’re reading this piece would have qualified as a supercomputer (this describes your smartphone too), with a multi-million dollar price tag reflecting its super status. Thanks to open trade and the global cooperation among specialized producers, odds are what’s “super” cost you as little as $200 brand new.