Hindi Artisans Suffer

It breaks my heart to read of skilled artisans going begging. But the problem is twofold, first as the articles complain, the Indian government has subordinated Indian sovereignty to the WTO. There should be no WTO, let alone let it call the shots.

Second, the problem is not free trade and open borders, but a lack of marketing connections for the indian artisans. Living in a protected economy, the natural human trading skills atrophied under the socialists. What the artisans need is the lines of communications with consumers worldwide that grow naturally with skill levels. These artisans have high skills, for which demand exists, but no connection with the demand.

The solution is to make the borders even more open, and demand that the USA govt remove all barriers to textile imports. Of course we do our part from this side, and hope the Indians do their part from their side.

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