Free to Choose, Truly.
7 May 2007
Editor, Washington Post
1150 15th St., NW
Washington, DC 20071
Dear Editor:
The key sentence in Walter Zadan's anti-free-trade letter is "I choose to purchase produce sold at a local farmers market - or that, at least, is grown in this country" (Letters, May 7).
Those of us who endorse free trade never insist that Mr. Zadan and those who share his tastes buy foreign-made products. The deal we offer to Mr. Zadan and his ilk is simply this: you keep your nose out of our consumption choices and we'll keep our nose out of yours.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Editor, Washington Post
1150 15th St., NW
Washington, DC 20071
Dear Editor:
The key sentence in Walter Zadan's anti-free-trade letter is "I choose to purchase produce sold at a local farmers market - or that, at least, is grown in this country" (Letters, May 7).
Those of us who endorse free trade never insist that Mr. Zadan and those who share his tastes buy foreign-made products. The deal we offer to Mr. Zadan and his ilk is simply this: you keep your nose out of our consumption choices and we'll keep our nose out of yours.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Posted by Don Boudreaux on
Monday December 31, 2007 at 2:39pm