Neo-liberais duma figa…
Todos aqueles que apontam a crise nos EUA como uma prova de que políticas liberais não são solução (como o Rui Castro, aqui), faziam bem em questionar-se se os Estados Unidos são realmente um país de políticas liberais.
Prova de que não é bem assim, uma das possíveis, vá, são as tarifas à importação de cruzetas chinesas (!). Sim, o papão neo-liberal americano, impõe, para “salvar” empregos nacionais, tarifas à importação de cruzetas chinesas baratas. Nem vou discutir porque é que tarifas sobre a importação de bens estrangeiros mais baratos é um disparate (até porque Bastiat fê-lo muito melhor: A Negative Railroad, condensado, completo), mas aqui fica uma análise empírica sobre o caso em particular (via MR):
Advocates of trade restrictions often argue that protection will save jobs. Since we can observe price and cost increases associated with trade restrictions, we can estimate how much it costs to save each job in a protected industry. According to the NPR story, there are roughly 30,000 dry cleaners in the U.S., and on average, each pays an additional $4,000 per year due to the hanger tariff. This indicates an average annual cost of 30,000 firms x $4,000 per firm = $120 million. According to the U.S. International Trade Commission’s report, U.S. employment in wire hanger manufacturing was 564 workers in 2004 and fell to 236 workers by 2006. Let’s assume that employment in this sector would have fallen to zero in the absence of the tariff, and that with the tariff, employment will recover to 2004 levels. In other words, assume the tariff “saves” 564 jobs. Dividing the cost of the tariff to U.S. dry cleaners ($120 million year) by the number of jobs saved (564 jobs) indicates that each job saved costs about $212,765 per year. Keep in mind that the typical full-time worker in this sector earns about $30,000 per year. Even if we assume that industry employment doubles, the cost of the tariff is still roughly $120,000 per job.
I guess that to receive the credit loans from banks you ought to present a great reason. But, one time I have received a small business loan, just because I wanted to buy a bike.
Comment by loans — 12 August, 2011 @ 05:29