Mercantilism: Difference between revisions

Mercantilism is a very old ideology, which stopped being relevant more than 3 centuries ago; but Mercantilist mentality (which isn't the same as [[File:Protect.png]] [[Protectionism|Protectionist mentality]]) can be seen in modern economic policy. The biggest example is US trading policy under the [[File:Trumpism.png]] [[Right-Wing Populism|Trump administration]]. <br>Trump argued that the U.S. "loses" money spent in importing foreign goods and materials, and that a "strong economy" must run a trade surplus. Furthermore, the rhetoric of the president often suggests that any money spent on imports enriches foreign competitors at the expense of American businesses and workers.

 

Mercantilism acts as a stereotypical European Merchant, Banker, Sailor and/or Noble investor in the 16th to 18th centuries.

 

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# Draw a ball.

You're done!

 

 

===Friends===

*[[File:Nazi.png]] [[Nazism]] - You understand it too.

 

*[[File:Cap.png]] [[Capitalism]] - Allowed the merchant class to become richer, but free trade, really?

*[[File:Statecap.png]] [[State Capitalism]] - Our merchant republics aren't exactly "state capitalist" but you know our ways.

*[[File:lib.png]] [[Liberalism]] - You're even dumber than your dad! LMAO!

 

 

* [[w:Mercantilism|Mercantilism]]

 

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlOdf_o7yu8 Mercantilism: The Economics of Absolutism]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMYo07DESRs Mercantilism explained]

 

* [https://www.reddit.com/r/mercantilismemes/ r/Mercantilismemes]

 

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Mercantilism is one of the main characters in the online video series ''Voyage'' by [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrG9UOkgx-m5hFvpEWPqlcA/featured ''Galileo''].

[[File:Voyage, A PolCompBall Series Episode 1 - Pilot|left|320x320px]]