Re: How Free is the Free Market?

2003-01-02 Thread Jim Choate
On Wed, 1 Jan 2003, Matthew X wrote: > Chompsky makes the point that the state underwrites the so called free market. > As we are all libertarians,(cept shoate) here we should be doing our utmost > to expose,ridicule,attack and destroy the state,nest pas? You're right, I don't want to get rid of

CDR: How Free is the Free Market?

2002-12-31 Thread Matthew X
Chompsky makes the point that the state underwrites the so called free market. As we are all libertarians,(cept shoate) here we should be doing our utmost to expose,ridicule,attack and destroy the state,nest pas? "Of the essence of government... it is a thing apart, developing its own interests

Re: How Free is the Free Market?

2002-12-31 Thread R. A. Hettinga
At 12:42 PM +0800 on 1/1/03, Marc de Piolenc wrote: > Who's "we," Professor Chomsky? I sure as hell don't call it that, nor > does any free-market advocate that I know. This is simply a Socialist > striking a straw man, nicht wahr? No. It's a troll by someone who's in almost everyone *else's* ki

How Free is the Free Market?

2002-12-31 Thread Matthew X
ise: nobody expects the banks to have to pay for the bad loans — that's your job & my job." — Noam Chomsky, "How Free is the Free Market?"