Weird Scenes On The Coast - due to "theory"

Its just another of our disappointing seaside towns. A film setting. A port, no ships. Lots and lots of shops - but very few bars. Lots of trade alright - but only from the land, on pygmy swadeshi trucks, on broken, rutted highways, while out there lies the OPEN SEA. No "infrastructure" required at all. No NHAI!

What's stopping you?

Economic theory?

Political rhetoric about "self-reliance"?

This seaside town is certainly not "self-sufficient" - and all the stuff in the bazaars is procured from outside, but only from the land.

Why not "let your ship come in"?

It's all about IMPORTING!

Here's Mises:

"Many people look upon tariff protection as if it were a privilege accorded to their nations wage earners, procuring them, for the full duration of its existence, a higher standard of living than they would enjoy under free trade."