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I believe that people generally have an obligation to undertake actions to make their preferred society more likely. In other words it is incumbent upon people to make the world a better place. Be the change you want to see in the world and all that.
So someone who desires a favorable balance of trade for America can rightly be called hypocritical if he drives a Kia. It’s possible to make the case that a Toyota made in Arlington would be hypocritical but I wouldn’t, personally.
I don’t call this obligation unlimited; we can have a favorable balance of trade in which we export f-150’s and import coffee. But it seems like where the USA makes normal, cost-competitive goods(I’d point to a
10% price difference for consumables and25% for durables, but those are just numbers), you can judge a favorable balance of trade supporter for buying foreign.More options
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