L'Etat, c'est la grande fiction à travers laquelle tout le monde s'efforce de vivre aux dépens de tout le monde. Frédéric Bastiat

samedi 24 juin 2006

Hillary et ses chandelles

La célèbre "Pétition des Marchands de Chandelles" de Frédéric Bastiat (1801-1850) aurait-elle inspiré Hillary Clinton?

Pas dans la bonne direction en tout cas, au vu du soutien offert par la sénatrice américaine aux revendications protectionnistes de l'industrie de la bougie américaine face à la vile concurrence chinoise:

"This is a real victory for the Syracuse candle-making industry. Our manufacturers deserve a level playing field and we owe it to them to make sure that others do not unfairly circumvent our fair trade practices,” Senator Clinton said. “Syracuse has a proud history of candle production but attempts by importers to undercut our producers have put that tradition at risk. I am pleased that the Department of Commerce heeded our call to take action against these unfair practices and recognized the importance of this decision to local producers, especially here in Syracuse."

Via le Globalization Institute et Cato@Liberty.