tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post3283118940358083286..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Sanctions SmanctionsDr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-51798039322546103032008-04-19T18:15:00.000-06:002008-04-19T18:15:00.000-06:00Isn't it "schmanctions" rather than "smanctions"? ...Isn't it "schmanctions" rather than "smanctions"? Should I take off for spelling here?<BR/><BR/>Trinity needs to take my macro class. In it, I try to make clear that "sanctions" are a way to hurt your domestic consumers in order to help your domestic producers, by labeling the foreign producers as a target.Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-31958438026330596032008-03-14T17:41:00.000-06:002008-03-14T17:41:00.000-06:00The EU and WTO are most likely throwing around bli...The EU and WTO are most likely throwing around blind threats. When it comes to the threat of sanctions being placed on the United States everyone should know that the US never flinches. The best example of this is the United States not paying dues to the United Nations. The EU and WTO will continue to make these threats but they will not carry them out because they do understand economics and Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01338076792414399829noreply@blogger.com