NODE fe359a69Re: Another potential flaw in current economic theory... (fwd)
Jim Choate <ravage@EINSTEIN.ssz.com>Fri, 9 Oct 1998 04:10:04 +0800
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> Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 14:35:41 -0500
> From: Petro <petro@playboy.com>
> Subject: Re: Another potential flaw in current economic theory... (fwd)
> >aware of the dangers to personal freedom that governments represent. The
> >goal of the Libertarians is to provide a system that minimizes government
> >and maximizes personal freedom. In the US this system takes the form of a
>
> The creation of government is incompatible with concept of freedom,
Then freedom is incompatible with human psychology. People are social
animals and will build social institutions (ie government), it's in their
genes.
> it is like a doctor saying that he/she will introduce "a little cancer" to
> help cure you of something.
The point is to create a market with 'fair competition', something that
won't occur naturaly because of a variety of reasons.
If you'd like to see some of them then refer to:
Inidividualism and Economic Order
FA Hayek
ISBN 0-226-32093-6
Individualism: true and false, Section 7 (pp. 45 in my copy)
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NODE f0c4f69cRe: Another potential flaw in current economic theory... (fwd)
Steve Mynott <stevem@tightrope.demon.co.uk>Fri, 9 Oct 1998 17:42:37 +0800
On Thu, Oct 08, 1998 at 02:51:56PM -0500, Jim Choate wrote:
> Then freedom is incompatible with human psychology. People are social
> animals and will build social institutions (ie government), it's in their
> genes.
government is a special form of social institution, one which has a self
declared monopoly on force and is immoral.
> The point is to create a market with 'fair competition', something that
> won't occur naturaly because of a variety of reasons.
'fair competition' is any competition that doesn't involve political
force or breaking contracts.
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