I'm pro- tight regulation of the markets for the purposes of protecting the nation state and keeping markets free
Well damn, me and Eccles agree
I denounce altruism in any form, Eccles. You may practice it in your daily life, but not channel it into the State under the imposition of force.
Of course we do, PeP, you hunk
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You cannot rely on privately derived welfare and services in a modern society
Until your interventions subvert the expressed purpose.
You cannot keep markets free by granting the State power to intervene.
That's why services have to be clearly delineated, and be of universal flat access to citizens
This is where I disagree
The power to regulate will always be captured and turned against you.
Thailand. Every day at 6pm. They play the national anthem on all publicly broadcasted tv channels. Nation wide. Reckon you could propose legislation like that in the US?
I'm a minimalist when it comes to social services but I strongly believe they should exist
If you believe that, Jeremy, then you necessarily must acknowledge free markets are transient and will tend to become extinct
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I'd want an as low percentage to be on them as was ethical
That's correct.
Bit daft to champion something that is transient and leads to something dangerous to society
Without steps to preserve it and stop the bad externality
Free markets are not the danger to society.
No
What they lead to is
Broadly speaking, free markets endure. It’s only when individual sectors are regulated and competition is squashed that monopolies truly occur.
Not true, Scale_e
No, it the State which is the danger to society, as it always has been, exercising its monopoly on power.
Massive corporations can be deadly too
In the absence of never-ending frontiers to expand into, monopolies will always be the natural endpoint of free markets
Give me an example of a monopoly, a true monopoly occurring, that wasn’t the result of the state shitting on competitors to that developing monopoly.
Especially since we don’t have democratic elections for CEO of Facebook
It’s ok. I’ll wait.
Scale_e, just about every large corporation in every sector
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It's always the State, eliminating competition via barriers to entry and excessive costs burdening operation.
Not true
True
Absolutely true.
Very true
Imagine arguing about economy while your culture collapses from LGBT and islamic pressure. *"Sure, my daughter gets raped, but at least I can buy a car every five years instead of seven."*
What barriers to entry have the state put in to soc-media, internet searching, hosting, car production
both cases are somewhat true
Core services should be open to all regardless of wealth
