Ep. 73 Trade, Tariffs, Walls, and Trump
Contra Krugman
Tom Woods
4.7 • 822 Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2017
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
In this episode we talk tariffs, taxes in general, and whether business can really "pass on" a tax to consumers.
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| 0:00.0 | Contra Krugman, episode 73. |
| 0:05.3 | Welcome to the podcast that takes apart Paul Krugman's New York Times column. |
| 0:10.0 | Join us as Tom Woods and Bob Murphy teach economics by uncovering and dissecting the |
| 0:14.7 | arrows of Krugman. |
| 0:15.9 | Nobel Prize winner, newspaper columnist, and Destroyer of Nations. |
| 0:19.9 | It's time for Contra Krugman. |
| 0:24.0 | Folks, if you're looking for more libertarian podcasts, then check out the Jason Stapleton program |
| 0:29.7 | hosted by our friend Jason Stapleton. Every weekday, you'll get current events from a libertarian |
| 0:35.2 | perspective. Check it out at jason stapleton.com. |
| 0:39.1 | Hey everyone. You know, at Contra Krugman, we don't have the time to get into the full nuances of some of these issues about international trade and taxation. |
| 0:46.3 | If you want to get the full scoop, go to laura murphy.com. That's L-A-R-A-Hifon Murphy.com. |
| 0:52.9 | Hey, everybody, Tom Woods here with Bob Murphy and another episode of Contra Krugman. |
| 0:57.6 | We are talking today about the Krugman column, building a wall of ignorance, January 30th, |
| 1:04.9 | 2017, linked at contra Krugman.com slash 73. And what we are all about here on Contra Krugman is knocking down |
| 1:13.0 | walls of ignorance. That's why we're here, Bob. That's particularly why I bring you along on these |
| 1:18.3 | episodes. Well, thanks, Tom. I appreciate it. We want our listeners to be able to import error at |
| 1:23.1 | the cheapest price possible. Exactly. All right. |
| 1:27.9 | I don't know. |
| 1:28.3 | Is the wall meant to keep ignorance out or keep ignorance in? |
| 1:32.0 | I don't know. |
| 1:32.6 | It's the same wall. |
| 1:33.5 | Well, |
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