That's a different issue. Conflating trade with human rights gets yourself in a muddle. Did you know your iPhone is produced unethically?
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Replying to @panmisthropist
I'd say "unethically" is more appropriate. An example:http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/business/apple-america-and-a-squeezed-middle-class.html …
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Replying to @hoongwaicheah
But your world FT no NTBs model has no room for ethics. It has no social or environmental audit. No notion of on costs.
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Replying to @panmisthropist
More assumptions. how do you know what my world looks like?
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Replying to @hoongwaicheah
All you've done is talked about notions of 'competitiveness' without once demonstrating the benefits.
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Replying to @hoongwaicheah
How much economics do I need to understand for you to explain the real world benefits?
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Replying to @panmisthropist
That's not the point of my question. I need to know what level to start at. Concepts of distortion and competitiveness seem lost on you.
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Replying to @hoongwaicheah
You're standing for ukip! how do you explain it to constituents in the street? Many of whom won't have an economics degree.
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If I am talking on the street I will have more space than twitter. I can use real world examples. I can see what they understand.
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