Free Trade
topic on 5 shows · 6 statements across 5 episodes
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American Optimist 
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6 statements about Free Trade, every show
Musk: Free trade is more efficient and tariffs distort markets
“Yeah, I mean, I think there's generally free trade is a better, is more efficient, you know tariffs tend to create distortions in, you know, markets”
Gerstner: The US won the global internet competition over the past 20 years
“I think anybody who looks back at the last 20 years, Would say that the United States has won, both in terms of free trade, and in terms of the global internet competition. Won, as defined by, improved the standard of living, driven the growth, the economy in …”
Gurley: Backing away from comparative advantage causes guaranteed mutual economic loss
“Doing stuff you're good at and letting other people do stuff they're good at is a win, win, win, win, win, and you start backing that up, and you're gonna get lose, lose, lose. I, I'm certain of it.”
Ross: True free trade is a fantasy due to national self-interest
“Understanding that there is no such thing as true free trade in the world as we know it. It's a nice theory that every country will just manufacture and even export the things that they're the best at, will import everything else, and life goes on merrily. The…”
Sacks says he evolved his stance to reject pure free-trade efficiency
“I have. It can't just be about A Darwinian economic efficiency anymore. You have to think about who wins and who loses.”