Right On Trade

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Author(s)	Investor's Business Daily editorial board
Source	Investor's Business Daily
Date	February 4, 2009
URL	http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=318641908142271
Quote	"Countries enacted trade barriers as their economies began to crumble in an attempt to protect themselves. By shutting down trade, an indispensable element in creating wealth, they made the Depression worse. In fact, economist Alan Reynolds showed 30 years ago that protectionism not only drew out the misery, it helped set off the decline."

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This item argues for the position Act's "Buy American" provisions should be removed on the topic American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.