From: gsnow@clark.edu (Gary Snow)
Subject: Re: WARNING! Don't break Powerbook screen
Article-I.D.: clark.1993Apr6.210853.26502
Organization: Clark College, Vancouver, Wa.  USA
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In article <D2150035.ub9c68@outpost.SF-Bay.org> peirce@outpost.SF-Bay.org (Michael Peirce) writes:
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>Surprised? Shouldn't be.  Protective tarriffs almost always end up
>hurting the U.S. in the long run.  Same with subsidies.  they way
>to build a strong economy isn't to wall it off from the tough outside
>world, but rather to compete in the global market place (and don't
>come crying when the world doesn't always want to play by our house
>rules).

Tell that to the Japanese, their local market is neatly protected by
the Japanese government. Its one very tough nut to crack. In fact
the only current way to break into it, is to do it with a Japanese
company as a partner in the venture.
 
Gary

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