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Old 02-08-2004, 19:23   #7
NousDefionsDoc
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Originally posted by The Reaper
Socialism, globalism, or protectionism.

You raise the other country's minimum wage, lower your own, or create financial disincentives for using foreign labor or benefits for using your own, via taxes, tarriffs, or deductions.

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Right. But you can't really lower your own, especially if you're a politician who wants to be re-elected. So what would you do?

Wouldn't raising the other country's minimum wage in some cases help alleviate other problems?
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