[MD] Northrop and the failure of neo-conservative free market economics

[craigerb at comcast.net]

[Arlo] 
> the acceptance of the market of human slaves does not make it moral. 
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Yes, but you're avoiding the all-important 2nd half of the equation. 
Generally, voluntariness is not SUFFICIENT for an economic transaction 
to be moral, but it is NECESSARY. 



[Krimel] 
> In fact in the hierarchy of social values free markets were pretty low on the totem pole until Raygun... 
> the "free market" is a myth and always has been a myth. 
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In fact, no.  The free market has been highly valued since at least 1776. 
Economic systems can be seen along a spectrum from free market economies to command 
economies (fascism, socialism, communism).  To say there are no free markets is like saying 
there is no free speech because I may not yell in your ear as loud as I can. 
Your lack of historical knowledge does not make something a myth. 


[Platt] > Mentioning "furnace" in the same paragraph with socialist should make you > pause and think for a change. 

Zing! 
Craig