How do you dismantle a monopoly as a libertarian then

but with cases like valeant/philidor government intervention is definitely necessary

Which is why you need a central government to come in with a hammer and break these cooperative systems up

yes

Its a unification of ideas

limited but necessary

I'm not an absolutist

Ok you're not the libertarian I'd thought of

I chose libertarian as a tag because it best represents my social viewpoints

same lol

But because labels are bad, I always have to clarify that I'm not a total economic libertarian

Ok that's cool

Idk what I am

Do you have something you're closest to?

What would you call yourself if you had to

I honestly don't know, the ideal economic system for me is one that exploits competition and markets while protecting workers rights and the individual consumer

So basically the Scandinavian countries economically

NOT SOCIALLY

Haha

just economically

I know what you are bro dw

We can keep it zip zipped 👍 👍

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It's actually the most pragmatic way to think

Because you always have a fundemental foundation that everything is consequencial toward

But if you solely value markets because of freedom or any value you may have it's somewhat wishy washy and easier to dismantle

Like this

Why do you like free markets? Because I like freedom. Why do you like freedom? Because I want to be free.

Versus

Why do you like this economic policy? Because it helps people. Why do you want to help people? ....

The person deconstructing that just seems silly

I like mixed markets because they have proven to be the best possible driving force for innovation and the best regulator of supply and demand

I agree with that

Ebic

I don't know if it's that it is mixed

I think it's that your ideology is not the markets specifically and those are always subject to change

So whatever is best for x ought to be the case

Rather than because x I'd the best we ought to do x

You don't use a hammer for the sake of using a hammer

Right? Absolutism in ideology annoys the hell out of me