Happy Valentines Day! I don’t know who started it, but #TradeValentines has been an entertaining hashtag to follow Monday and Tuesday. Here are 12 of my favorite tweets.
Sipping mojitos
We lie in the shade,
When softly she whispers
“Everyone gains from trade”#TradeValentines— Max Polonsky (@maxpolonsky) February 14, 2017
Red states are red
And blue states are blue
But tariffs from Trump
Will all of us screw.#TradeValentines— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) February 14, 2017
Avocados are green
And so is our dollar
Build the wall and
Whole Foods will holler #TradeValentines— sarah shipley (@Shipleycom) February 14, 2017
You said all the right things
about the dollar and yuan
So I pretended your suit
wasn’t made in Taiwan#TradeValentines— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 14, 2017
We both wore red hats and
Cheered at his election
But I can’t afford chocolates
Because of his new protection#TradeValentines— Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) February 14, 2017
Just the two of us
One on one
A bilateral trade negotiation
Would be so much fun#TradeValentines— Simon Lester (@snlester) February 14, 2017
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Remember to redistribute to the losers
‘Cos aggregate gains will not save you.#TradeValentines— Sam Lowe (@SamuelMarcLowe) February 12, 2017
Machine tools for iPhones
Agriculture for bandages
Let’s play off each other’s
Comparative advantages#TradeValentines— Bryan Rasmussen (@bryanras) February 14, 2017
Love isn’t free
Equilibria are rare
But like trade reform
You boost my welfare #TradeValentines— John Ballingall (@JohnBallingall) February 14, 2017
Debt is red,
Surplus is blue,
Barriers cause capital flight
But laissez-faire boosts revenue#TradeValentines— LiberALE (@LiberBrew) February 14, 2017
Roses are red
Some flowers are pale
The Saudis are suffering
Because we’re fracking our shale #TradeValentines— olliander (@ollieblog) February 14, 2017
Roses are red
That is a fact
My shipment is stuck
Thanks to the Jones Act#TradeValentines— Jason Phillips (@AngryZan) February 14, 2017
