05-22-2014, 02:07 PM
(05-22-2014, 02:02 PM)BlueTiki Wrote:(05-22-2014, 10:25 AM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: Anyway, should western and Pacific Rim countries cut off ties/trade and investment with other countries when we don't like their domestic policies?
As individual consumers in a free market, don't we "vote" through our pocketbook?
Why should governments (countries) be different?
IMO, governments/countries do base foreign policy decisions on their pocketbooks quite often. I think that's sometimes necessary.