Socialist+and+Capitalist+Views

**__Socialists__** Socialists would be more for fair trade then they would for free trade. That is because in a socialist country the government has control over almost everything. In free trade there is more trade liberalization and the businesses would be allowed to trade with whomever and trade however they would like, but in a fair trade system the government regulates whatever they wish. The government can regulate what is imported and exported. They can also regulate who businesses get to trade with if they get to trade with any body. In Socialist countries the government doesn't allow much foreign impact on their country so being able to control who and what businesses get to trade outside the country allows the government to keep the foreign impact in check. In a free trade system the businesses would be able to trade to whomever they wanted so the government wouldn't have as much control on who their people trade with and what they trade. That is not the wishes of most socialist governments. Lastly, the government can put taxes on whatever they wish. They can set an import tax and they can set an export tax. That would allow the government to make a lot of money. __**Capitalists**__
 * __ Socialist and Capitalist Views on Fair Trade and Free Trade __**

Capitalists would be more in favor of Free trade or a very liberal fair trade system. Capitalists have more of a laissez faire approach which allows businesses to trade without much government intervention if there is any at all. In a free trade system the government would have a hands off approach to trade and that is how a capitalist system works. The government stays out of economics and allows there to be competition between any businesses. In the eyes of a capitalist Fair trade that is not very liberalized would be a bad thing. That is because if there were a fair trade system as opposed to a free trade system the businesses would have regulations and would have to pay tariffs for their businesses. That would not be a hands off approach by the government and in the eyes of the businessmen they would loose a lot of money. Capitalists would like free trade over fair trade because free trade would give them more freedom to allow their business to grow. In a Capitalist system the hands off approach that the government takes would be a benefit in the eyes of capitalists because it would provide them with the opportunity to trade freely and make as much money as possible without losing money to any tariffs.