All Posts Tagged With: "Buy American"
New York Times Skewers "Buy American"
Nothing in the editorial “The Perils of ‘Buy American’” in today’s New York Times will surprise FEE fans, but it’s worth reading. Here’s an excerpt: It’s not surprising that Democrats in Congress could not resist adding a “Buy American” provision to the fiscal stimulus bill earlier this year. It might seem sensible (or at least [...]
3Jun2009 | Sheldon Richman | 0 comments | ContinuedMaking a Bad Bill Worse
How do you make a dreadfully bad piece of legislation—the nearly $800-billion so-called “stimulus” bill—worse? Simple: Add protectionism. The “Buy American” provision of the stimulus bill, which mandates the use of domestic iron, steel, and manufactured goods even if imports are cheaper, makes our trading partners nervous. That created a problem for President Obama: “I [...]
24Apr2009 | John Stossel | 5 comments | ContinuedBuying Foreign Goods Saves American Jobs
Roger Simmermaker of Orlando, Florida, is leading a national campaign to encourage Americans to “Buy American.” In 1996 Simmermaker wrote How Americans Can Buy American, which recently was published in a second edition.1 The book, as its title implies, provides guidance on how to identify and buy American products in today’s integrated global marketplace. Simmermaker [...]
1Jun2004 | Robert Carreira | 35 comments | ContinuedThere’s Still Work to Do
Free trade is again under assault. If there is one reason for the perennial attack it is likely the one Frédéric Bastiat made so much of: the failure to look for what is “unseen.” The costs of free trade (temporary job loss, closed firms) are easily traced to the free movement of goods, services, and [...]
1Apr2004 | Sheldon Richman | 0 comments | ContinuedWho Put the E in E-Mail?
Ms. Rogers is an attorney in Ormond Beach, Florida. I’m Enthusiastic about mail. I’m like the woman the Essayist J.B. Priestley wrote about who would have committed suicide Except she was Expecting a letter in the next day’s post. I not only love mail but I’m also a fervent Epistolarian. An Ever-diminishing breed, I know. [...]
1Sep1996 | A. M. Rogers | 0 comments | Continued-
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