Mr. and Mrs. Dedication
8 September 2007
Editor, Washington Post
1150 15th St., NW
Washington, DC 20071
Dear Editor:
In February Sen. Hillary Clinton openly worried about, as she put it, "exposure of our economy to economic developments in countries like China." And you report today that Ms. Clinton "told students in New Hampshire that she hated 'seeing U.S. telemarketing jobs done in remote locations far, far from our shores'" ("Unions Press Clinton on Outsourcing Of U.S. Jobs," Sept. 8).
So I dispute your description of Ms. Clinton as "a dedicated free-trader." Sure, on certain occasions she vows allegiance to the principle. But when seeking the political affections of desirable protectionists, she's happy to be partner to at least the subtler trade-restricting positions (if not yet the full-thrust positions that are the fetish of protectomanics such as Lou Dobbs).
Calling Hillary Clinton "a dedicated free-trader" is no more accurate than calling Bill Clinton "a dedicated husband."
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Editor, Washington Post
1150 15th St., NW
Washington, DC 20071
Dear Editor:
In February Sen. Hillary Clinton openly worried about, as she put it, "exposure of our economy to economic developments in countries like China." And you report today that Ms. Clinton "told students in New Hampshire that she hated 'seeing U.S. telemarketing jobs done in remote locations far, far from our shores'" ("Unions Press Clinton on Outsourcing Of U.S. Jobs," Sept. 8).
So I dispute your description of Ms. Clinton as "a dedicated free-trader." Sure, on certain occasions she vows allegiance to the principle. But when seeking the political affections of desirable protectionists, she's happy to be partner to at least the subtler trade-restricting positions (if not yet the full-thrust positions that are the fetish of protectomanics such as Lou Dobbs).
Calling Hillary Clinton "a dedicated free-trader" is no more accurate than calling Bill Clinton "a dedicated husband."
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Posted by Don Boudreaux on
Saturday March 1, 2008 at 10:38am