Yes, Removing Import Barriers Lowers Prices
In light of protests in Israel over the relatively high prices of cottage cheese, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu now opens up for removing import barriers.
That seems like a smart move. If you exclude foreign competition, then you are bound to get artificially high prices. That is because first of all, some foreign companies may produce at lower costs and even if they aren't, the exclusion of foreign competition will enable local companies to have greater margins.
And as much as local producers might like that, it is bad for consumers and for the overall economy
That seems like a smart move. If you exclude foreign competition, then you are bound to get artificially high prices. That is because first of all, some foreign companies may produce at lower costs and even if they aren't, the exclusion of foreign competition will enable local companies to have greater margins.
And as much as local producers might like that, it is bad for consumers and for the overall economy
posted by stefankarlsson at 3:26 PM
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It's also bad for unemployment when local producers can't compete with foreign producers from currency manipulating countries.
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