Mises Wire
Author:
Thomas J. DiLorenzo
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declared Democratic [Presidential] candidates.” Voters might be expected to oppose policies that stifle economic growth and redistribute income from poor to rich. But spends most of his or her time worrying about personal matters and not economic policy. To add to the confusion, much of the information that citizens do receive not better. By reducing competitive pressures, protectionism tends to stifle innovation. Businesses are less prone to invest in engineering and technology when