James Devine writes: >> I'd like to know how "free markets" and "private property" could exist >> without the restrictions imposed by government.
I don't think they can. Have I ever said otherwise? If I may be permitted to show some frustration, I have been on this list for 8 years. This canard has been raised repeatedly as if it had never been discussed before with me and addressed multiple times. I am not an anarchist. It is plainly obvious to me, and most libertarians, that a quality functioning political system is necessary for the success of a free-market economy. A successful free-market requires a court system -- and a force to enforce judicial decrees. It needs a registrar of deeds. It needs a lot of things to be provided by government. Go read Hayek's The Constitution of Liberty. So please, don't raise red herrings. David
