What Role Does The Government Play In Trade Friedman Summary

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In this video Friedman discusses the role that the government plays in trade. He personally supports the free trade form of trade. He discusses free trade using international trade as his example, but it is believed that domestic trade possesses the same principles as international trade. Another key point for Friedman in this video is tariffs. It is believed that if we do not put tariffs on foreign products and the foreign manufacturer is able to produce it for less of a price than the domestic manufacturer; then, only the foreign product is being purchased. This would lead to a big decrease in sales by the domestic manufacturer eventually leading to job loss in the domestic manufacturing sector, but this already happens everyday in the domestic

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