How much will taxpayers shoulder?

[Jester]

Well, I don't know that we really needed to solicit his opinion, since it is already online in a series of papers, which I presumed you would search for, rather than ask him directly. But hey, if you hear anything, it would certainly be interesting. I suspect anything a Stanford professor has to say on the topic will overpower anything that's been said here by a gigantic margin. However, his opinion is clearly not the only one being proffered in academic circles; I pointed it out because it was one of the few I could find in a quick search that was in agreement with your position, although not for any reason you've given here.

-Jester

Afterthought: I have no idea what that anecdote is supposed to suggest here. That the US punch China in the gut? That would contradict your argument. What else? I have no idea. Or are you just weaving yarns for our amusement?