Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
202-285-0244
www.freedomandprosperity.org
New Video Makes the Economic Case Against Protectionism
(Washington, DC, Tuesday, January 29, 2019) A new video narrated by Dan Mitchell, Chairman of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation, explains how protectionism weakens economic performance. The 4-minute presentation is entitled, “The Economic Case Against Protectionism,” and it begins with a look at research that confirms how free trade increases economic growth and benefits consumers. It also explains the theoretical value of trade, in addition to providing real-world comparisons between nations that embraced trade and thrived, and those that suffered thanks to protectionist policies.
Dan Mitchell is a leading expert on fiscal policy and international tax competition. In addition to being Chairman of CF&P, Dan previously served as a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and Heritage Foundation, and as an economist for Senator Bob Packwood and the Senate Finance Committee. He is the author of The Flat Tax: Freedom Fairness, Jobs, and Growth, a co-author of Global Tax Revolution, and is a frequent TV commentator.
This new video is part of CF&P Foundation’s Economic Lessons Series, which includes over 50 videos with more than 2 million views.
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