The Stupidity of "Buy American" - Reason.com

The Stupidity of "Buy American" - Reason.com:
"One sign of economic ignorance is the faith that "Buy American" is the path to prosperity. 
My former employer, ABC News, did a week's worth of stories claiming that "buying American" would put Americans back to work.
"Buy American" is a dumb idea. 
It would not only not create prosperity, it would cost jobs and make us all poorer. 
David R. Henderson, an economist at the Hoover Institution, explained why.
"Almost all economists say it's nonsense," he said. "And the reason is: We should buy things where they're cheapest. That frees up more of our resources to buy other things, and other Americans get jobs producing those things."
This is what people always forget. Anytime we can use fewer resources and less labor to produce one thing, that leaves more for other things we can't afford. If we save money buying abroad, we can make and buy other products.
The nonsense of "Buy American" can be seen if you trace out the logic..."
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