IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Import controls -you're wrong

· Socialist Challenge No. 65, 28 September 1978 · p. 14 of the scan · 338 words

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page 14 of the scan

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Emekciler BirlDernegi). import controls in Iscanbul, Cheup favoured by whose and wages low, the Emckci-Der we will organise warkers exbibition alternative. againsr ment BHNC all foreign trade IHM TOM SOTTHM * Tan 112.30-1,45)

supporlers It 1000h0u1 Socimiat Chaliene Spiskcr Gammanny Cerai, Lear g COLCHESTER YOUR STAND on the question of September). " incorrect. You advance an argumens against import controls that does not differ froi that of any Tory or Liberal supporter of froe tradeIRONS naturally.

Lhte purely capitalisis, and by those capitalists pruducts are net dicoctly affecred and who see such imports as useful in that they redoce the workers cost of bing, that is, licip to keep "unfair" competition opposed hy capitalists in the sanie line ot production and by some trade union bureaucrars; but one cannot just shuc one's eyes to the opposition from a very large number of workeis To your argument thar quotas only expori unemployment. they will giv tbe renly tbar cheap imports omg Import unemploymest. On the otber we don't bin abroad how can we sell abroad?

Il is the task of socialists to make understand such insolable contradictions are inherent in the capitalist mode of prodaction Socialis do not stand on the ground of capitalist ccomantics — quatas or no quetas, carifis or no tarifls, crc. The workers demand a positive Ic is no help lo tbem to say, 8s yoi do: Import controls... cannot form aby part of a socialist alternative to the crisis". One has to think ane argur - what would a tom tne statpoes truly atolu nd cane ofrs SOVeLnmemedate casis would be to comtrsl And HUGO DEWAR (Redhill)

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