Re: About the WTO
I'd like to address Mr. Wellsford's remarks. I agree the Commission was both thorough and fair. It is a shining an example of what can happen when intelligent human beings can do if they come together to thoughtfully discuss the issues of the day.
Your right, Eutopian agriculture products would have open access to the European markets, where we may have a competitive advantage over domestic products, however, do you think we still have the absolute advantage on the world market? American methods and technologlies still surpass our own, and we are at a disadvantage when competing with their federally subsidized farmers. Not to mention, pragmatically speaking, Eutopia is not an agricultural nation. We are an industrialized nation, and our manufactured goods face severe disadvantages when competing with third world produced products.
As to "economic sovereignty", yes in a true capitalist enviroment there is no such thing. The market alone would dicatate everything, but no where on earth is there an example of pure, unregulated capitalism. Everyone here recognizes the need to regulate and at time control the market. Mr. Josephus and I would disagree vehemently as to how extensive these regulations and controls should be, but we both, as does everyone here, recognize the need for some government oversight. Joining the WTO would strip away a portion of that soveriegnty and allow decisions that affect Eutopians to be made by non Eutopians with interests that may conflict with our own.
I'd like to address Mr. Wellsford's remarks. I agree the Commission was both thorough and fair. It is a shining an example of what can happen when intelligent human beings can do if they come together to thoughtfully discuss the issues of the day.
Your right, Eutopian agriculture products would have open access to the European markets, where we may have a competitive advantage over domestic products, however, do you think we still have the absolute advantage on the world market? American methods and technologlies still surpass our own, and we are at a disadvantage when competing with their federally subsidized farmers. Not to mention, pragmatically speaking, Eutopia is not an agricultural nation. We are an industrialized nation, and our manufactured goods face severe disadvantages when competing with third world produced products.
As to "economic sovereignty", yes in a true capitalist enviroment there is no such thing. The market alone would dicatate everything, but no where on earth is there an example of pure, unregulated capitalism. Everyone here recognizes the need to regulate and at time control the market. Mr. Josephus and I would disagree vehemently as to how extensive these regulations and controls should be, but we both, as does everyone here, recognize the need for some government oversight. Joining the WTO would strip away a portion of that soveriegnty and allow decisions that affect Eutopians to be made by non Eutopians with interests that may conflict with our own.
