But you have to ask whether those ideas (barriers to investing capital, tariffs, etc) are good ideas.
We'd all like people to earn more and live better lives. It seems like the most popular argument on HN is that, to do that, countries should adopt more regulations. Another perspective is that, if we want to achieve our shared goal, the best way to do that is through less regulation, tax, and capital controls.
But you have to ask whether those ideas (barriers to investing capital, tariffs, etc) are good ideas.
We'd all like people to earn more and live better lives. It seems like the most popular argument on HN is that, to do that, countries should adopt more regulations. Another perspective is that, if we want to achieve our shared goal, the best way to do that is through less regulation, tax, and capital controls.
Same goal, different method.