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by be_jenk 2916 days ago
Those are also a tiny fraction of the size of the USA and China and have few rural poor communities to consider
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Right, which is why they are not conclusive evidence that 0 tariffs are suitable for everyone, like some economists would suggest.
In the case of Switzerland, protecting the farmers with agricultural import tariffs and subsidies is definitely a thing!