tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post4148437090809346072..comments2024-03-28T09:22:36.967+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: One down, one to goEric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-57584853811792477852010-04-26T02:14:13.207+12:002010-04-26T02:14:13.207+12:00The odds of spotting Parekura on a treadmill are h...The odds of spotting Parekura on a treadmill are higher.Vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-82808917864741039222010-04-22T16:58:58.403+12:002010-04-22T16:58:58.403+12:00I can't see it. Our biggest tariff revenue ea...I can't see it. Our biggest tariff revenue earner, besides excise equivalent duties which wouldn't be touched by the bill, is on clothing, footwear, and bed linens. That's coming from China, with whom we already have a trade agreement. I can't see how anything in our existing tariffs is large enough to serve as bargaining chip with the US or the Pan Pacific meetings.<br /><br />We even have tariff categories that collect less than $10 per year. Odds that the admin costs on those are less than the revenues?Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-21792085051931480272010-04-22T16:10:25.210+12:002010-04-22T16:10:25.210+12:00Would you imagine there's a second-best case t...Would you imagine there's a second-best case to not instantly eradicate the remaining tariffs in order to keep some sort of political bargaining chip when negotiating unilateral trade agreements?Darian Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18096368872089133456noreply@blogger.com