Marx on free trade

[Brad De Long]

> >I like labor standards and environmental standards when they are
> >devices to induce progress in other countries. I don't like them when
> >they are excuses for protection.
> >
> >The line, I admit, is fine, and its location changes day by day...
> >
> >
> >Brad DeLong,
> >neoliberal scum
> >:-)
>
>OK, eagle eyes, where is the line located today?  This whole flap over
>genetically modified foods, for instance -- do you think Europe's opposition
>to US GM crops and hormone-laden beef reflects legitimate scientific worries
>or sheer protectionism?
>
>Carl

I'm on the European side of this one...