tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143724362136202099.post3687798205957563770..comments2024-02-13T14:25:06.949-05:00Comments on the bottlenecked blog: Disaster Aid to JapanHarrison Brookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372315442336546216noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143724362136202099.post-24062108376926791032011-03-17T17:56:44.931-04:002011-03-17T17:56:44.931-04:00Great point Eric. I know our politicians don't...Great point Eric. I know our politicians don't say it, but I know they think it, when we give we are hoping for a return.<br /><br />Tyler Cowen seems to think that Japan is about to go through a major transition and that our aid can help us shape or at least not lose during it.Harrison Brookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05372315442336546216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143724362136202099.post-89221100138284934082011-03-17T17:01:04.236-04:002011-03-17T17:01:04.236-04:00I think another difference with Japan is that we m...I think another difference with Japan is that we may never see a return on our money spent in Haiti, but we will in Japan. Though one bad thing about aid is that countries have tariffs and they are usually on the things most needed in a emergency, like food, and those tariffs don’t go away in an emergency.Ericnoreply@blogger.com