The Catfish War

07/23/2003 Mises Wire Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

The protectionist US is blocking Vietnamese river-raised catfish that is not only cheaper than the pond-raised US variety, but tastes far better. It wasn’t enough to invade that country and kill 2.5 to 3.0 million people; now the US is waging a catfish war against Vietnamese businessmen. (Courtesy of George Natalino.)

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