https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/28/dear-mr-president-zero-sum-doesnt-add-up/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 10:23:41 -0400<![CDATA[While redistribution—or &#8220;plagiarism,&#8221; as we writers call it—is a bad idea, zero-sum is even worse. Zero-sum assumptions mean that a country that doesn&#8217;t pursue a policy of taking things from other countries is letting its citizens down. That&#8217;s pretty much the story of all recorded history, none of which needs to be repeated. It has taken mankind millennia to learn that trade is more profitable than pillage. And we don&#8217;t have to carry our plunder home in sacks and saddlebags when we&#8217;re willing to accept a certified check.]]>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:45:40 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/28/dear-mr-president-zero-sum-doesnt-add-up-n98668