Protection Racket
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| Author(s) | Pete du Pont |
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| Source | The Wall Street Journal |
| Date | November 22, 2006 |
| URL | http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110009269 |
| Quote | "In short, trade helps people while protectionism hurts them. Imports give people a wider choice of goods, often at lower prices; protectionism helps local industries--steel companies in the Bush protectionism case--maintain higher prices at the expense of broad social and economic prosperity."
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