The Choice

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own interest, which quotas and tariffs support in the short-term and not the interest of society as a whole.
The story began in the heavenly court where a young English economist named Dave Ricardo. He believed the United States is about to embark on a policy of protectionism that could destroy the American economy. His mission was to help put America on the path of free trade and prosperity. But, he was granted one day to fulfill his task. Meanwhile, in a small town in Illinois there was a television plant called Stellar Television Company and its Chief Executive Officer was named Ed Johnson. He was enjoying the annual company picnic with his fellow workers. Later that day Ed was walking home with his wife and told her about the Foreign Competition and how it might threat his company.
The next day, Ed went to see his Congressman, Frank Bates about eliminating foreign competition to keep his company safe. After the long discussion, Ed finally convinced him to sponsor a bill ...

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country who needs them in return that country would export the product we want this is called “Theory of Comparative Advantage.”
After explaining the theory to Ed, they talked about how other companies, such as Motorola benefited from trading with other countries and how it’s helping to save America’s economy. They continued their discussion with the changes in wages, different variety of jobs and how new technology will create more jobs for people. Then they also talked about what happened to Ed's television company and how it benefited his children's future. Their next stop was to California where Ed's son Steven, who was a successful computer programmer for ...

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