tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post1103380056201675726..comments2024-03-26T19:10:00.791-04:00Comments on West Coast Stat Views (on Observational Epidemiology and more): Trade and TaxesJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760453165301871031noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-6689684094374589672016-03-08T12:21:53.854-05:002016-03-08T12:21:53.854-05:00I agree. It's pretty clear that free trade ha...I agree. It's pretty clear that free trade has focused more on investment opportunities than on worker opportunities. Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760453165301871031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-39229560446472470232016-03-08T10:14:56.155-05:002016-03-08T10:14:56.155-05:00Somewhat analogous to this, I would note that open...Somewhat analogous to this, I would note that opening borders to capital but not to labor is another form of class warfare waged downwards. Investors are free to invest around the world. Workers are not. While I'm not suggesting that many American workers would prefer to move to China or wherever to chase the jobs that were lost here, the fact that they can't certainly limits their opportunities and reduces pressure on American employers to pay them better.Clyde Schechterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10037411039318795888noreply@blogger.com