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  • #106
    Subsidies or not, how is it their fault if someone else can't stay competitive? Why is it okay to subsidize agricultural industries, but not commerical ones?

    Simply put, Finland seems to be doing fine. Croatia? Either figure out a way to be competitive, or get out of the kitchen.
    I guess it just seems like dirty pool to me... to run major actions through the gov't so as legitimize non-competitive actions. Goes against my sense of fair play. (Same thing with ag subsidies.)

    The US has basically said "there's no crying in baseball" and decided to take advantage of these subsidies rather than subsidizing its own commercial shipbuilders. But I guess I'm sympathetic to Croatia and Finland on the merits of the matter.
    I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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    • #107
      Originally posted by Cort Haus
      What's interesting about S. Korea is that it was held up for decades as a shining example of the success of unfettered capitalism, while it was benefitting from state planning and intervention all the way down the line.
      Just like Japan has done, S. Korea will realize that this M.O. only gets them so far in this world. The problem with state planning and intervention is that it makes your economy terribly inefficient. The change for Japan has been rather difficult.
      I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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      • #108
        Originally posted by Q Cubed
        Yeah, DaShi, being on my ****list is a terrible thing. Why, you might even get a snarky comment once in a while!
        Yeah, I wasn't really expecting much from it.
        “As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
        "Capitalism ho!"

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        • #109
          Originally posted by MRT144
          ... i just cant see how that love part is possible with someone from overseas who cant relate to me and vice versa. or who can tolerate my shortcomings (which there are many).
          I think that Lancer should tell the story of how he met and fell in love with Dolores.

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          • #110
            Originally posted by DanS


            Just like Japan has done, S. Korea will realize that this M.O. only gets them so far in this world. The problem with state planning and intervention is that it makes your economy terribly inefficient. The change for Japan has been rather difficult.
            SKorea's still suffering from many of the effects of the '97 incident; indeed, though they've made many sweeping and progressive reforms...

            ...old ways of doing business die hard.
            B♭3

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            • #111
              Originally posted by Lancer
              MRT, I don't get paid. Niether does she, nor do you. It's about love and happiness. If you want these things...
              hey! I want these things

              but enough threadjack. Let's complain about the asians taking all of our jobs some more.

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              • #112
                Oh, those Asians, swimming over that little lake they call the "Pacific" to take university placements Americans don't want.
                B♭3

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