Donald Trump Debates Milton Friedman On Trade Deficits
Donald Trump does not understand trade deficits. Watch Milton Friedman school Trump on trade, thanks to the people at Liberty Pen.
Donald Trump does not understand trade deficits. Watch Milton Friedman school Trump on trade, thanks to the people at Liberty Pen.
One of the many unsettling features of Donald Trump is his deep-seated antipathy to the time-honored doctrine of free trade. Even as early as 2016, Trump devoted a substantial portion of his Republican Convention speech calling for the adoption of protectionist tariffs and other trade restrictions against “any country that cheats.” He proceeded to blame NAFTA for…
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