> You may think this is fair, while others disagree.
I said nothing about fairness. What I said is that every government and some point or another makes use of protectionist economic measures.
> for example, all countries in the world could ban import of anything produced by your burgeoning state-aid factories
This just doesn't happen, at least not for the reasons you mentioned.
China is a good example, as it gives many forms of subsidies to its industries. Other countries respond with a mix of measures to protect the industries they care about.
I said nothing about fairness. What I said is that every government and some point or another makes use of protectionist economic measures.
> for example, all countries in the world could ban import of anything produced by your burgeoning state-aid factories
This just doesn't happen, at least not for the reasons you mentioned.
China is a good example, as it gives many forms of subsidies to its industries. Other countries respond with a mix of measures to protect the industries they care about.