Paul Krugman: US Auto Industry Will Probably Disappear
Published: December 8th, 2008
“It will do so because of the geographical forces that me and my colleagues have discussed,” said the winner of this year’s Nobel Prise for economics. If he means that it’s because the auto industry is geographically located in a country run by the U.S. Congress, I agree.
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