Japan and other countries raise tariffs against the United States in retaliation for the U.S. giving trade tariffs it collects directly to US manufacturers. So what? The US wants a level playing field for U.S. business. That's why it's giving $1 trillion dollars (almost twice the entire social services budget) to business. How's that for a level playing field? Free enterprise at the cost of the health of the nation. You gotta love the stupidity in it all.

Posted by phidpides at August 1, 2005 08:01 AM

But, but, governments giving money to businesses isn't pure capitalism! We are the bestest in the world because of our pure capitalism; we are richer, smarter, and are shit smells better than everyone else's because of pure capitalism! Are you telling me that our glorious capitalistic state is tainted with dirty socialism!!!

Posted by at August 1, 2005 08:07 PM

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