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		mr_toad on June 20, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Donating clothes is contributing to Africa's 'mitu... This is the case with nearly all trade restrictions. It benefits some at a cost to a great many others. The people who benefit most, disproportionately so, are business owners, which is why you see so much lobbying for trade restrictions.

henvic on June 20, 2024 [–]

Exactly. If you don’t know, you might want to look up Economic Sophisms by Frédéric Bastiat.

In particular, The Candlemakers’ Petition https://fee.org/articles/the-candlemakers-petition/

More:

https://cdn.mises.org/The%20Bastiat%20Collection_4.pdf

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