So what you're essentially trying to say is that more government intervention can be a good thing if it improves workers rights and leads to more sustainable produce?
That's very liberal of you 😅
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I would say i’m a bit liberal yeah, but mostly centerish. But liberal these days means something completely different so i don’t even know anymore.
I’m more interested in how incentives shapes behaviour. Doesn’t necessarily have to be state-directed and top down.
Just let people make their own decisions and not get in the way? How about that?
ok, but i have no control over the decisions that governments make. I am not advocating for such a system, i am just thinking of the effects it will have on the world, and if it’s necessarily that bad. Was trying to think of positive outcomes.
You asked "How are tariffs on china a bad thing in this sense?" and the first principle answer is, that all state interventionism is bad (including tariffs). That's why I recommended you Mises, as he (and many others) deeply thought about all these implications from first principles.
I understand your thoughts and conclusions but they are way above first principles, there are many many layers below that.