Comments for It's intensely annoying... at http://www.adamsmith.org , comment 1 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.adamsmith.org Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:32:29 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.adamsmith.org/blog/economics/it%27s-intensely-annoying...-200806141553/#comment-440 So, let's get this straight. We should happily, merrily import the cheaper produce of foreign state-subsidised inefficient industries, thus allowing domestic non-state-subsidised efficient industries to go out of business (taking your logic to its obvious conclusion, not necessarily reflecting the merits of actual industries). Then we consumers (those still with jobs) are left with being supplied by foreign industries that will certainly remain inefficient but most certainly not remain price-subsidised. And this is a good thing? This improves the wealth of our nation how? I can see now how the vast BBC Online website has survived the attentions of foreign free-market oriented governments for so long. They've understood Tim's point and can see the joys of their consumers getting the subsidised BBC output for free; yippee! No need to worry the permanent stifling of market innovation and the crushing of locally funded information networks, just lap up the free content deluge paid for by those UK TV Licence suckers. Ha ha. Indeed, I've heard that even the people of the UK local newspaper trade are meeting together to contrive some conspiracy to deprive consumers of the benefits of the flow of state-subsidised free content that is threatening their comfortable, privately funded existence. What rotters. Which all leads me to conclude that my policy of not restricting myself to being an 'ist, an 'ian, or any other kind of ideological grouping is serving me well. Remaining flexible whilst remembering that the "least worst" is the best we should realistically expect in human endeavour is a very good way of avoiding being intensely annoyed because people just continually ignore your utter tosh. - PJF Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:52:45 +0100