That's a fair argument. But then simply block exports.
Edit: Also, I'm not going to say that life in any other part of the world is worth more or less than this part. I say, let markets make that determination through price.
Does that still make sense if other world players are not playing fair? Here is a hypothetical: China knew they'd catch us with our pants down. They buy up supplies anticipating a critical time window. This causes irreparable damage to us in that critical window.
I could say we made our bed with negligent preparation (Oh lord is that a big topic). I can also say there is a place for Govt to mitigate predatory capital manipulation.
That's a fair argument. But then simply block exports.
Edit: Also, I'm not going to say that life in any other part of the world is worth more or less than this part. I say, let markets make that determination through price.
Does that still make sense if other world players are not playing fair? Here is a hypothetical: China knew they'd catch us with our pants down. They buy up supplies anticipating a critical time window. This causes irreparable damage to us in that critical window. I could say we made our bed with negligent preparation (Oh lord is that a big topic). I can also say there is a place for Govt to mitigate predatory capital manipulation.