hey Jed, in france it is not far from what you say of your past !

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2015-08-14 1:49 GMT+02:00 Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com>:

> Craig Haynie <cchayniepub...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>> There are only two types of economies that have been demonstrated in the
>> world: An economy which allows people to trade freely; and an economy
>> which commands all production and distribution. To date, no one has
>> demonstrated how the latter can replace the former.
>
>
> I disagree. All real world economies are a combination of the two.
> Hybrids, that is. With some freedom to trade, and some restrictions. For
> example, few people are allowed to trade in explosive materials, for the
> practical reasons demonstrated in Tianjin, China, yesterday.
>
> There has never been a time in history when trade and commerce were
> unrestricted by laws, licensing, inspection and so on. For example, the law
> governing beer purity (Reinheitsgebot) has have been force in Germany since
> 1487, more or less unchanged. (Although Wikipedia says it was rescinded.)
> There were extensive laws governing house and barn construction in
> Pennsylvania in 1750. Builders who did not follow these laws were "run out
> of town on a rail" according to an expert I know. He really is an expert:
> he repairs and rebuilds 18th century structures in Pennsylvania. He knows
> all of the codes from that time, as well as those presently in force.
>
> In U.S. history, over the last 200 years, the number of laws and
> restrictions to trade have been drastically reduced. We are now living in
> the golden age of unrestricted free market competition, unlike like any
> previous era. This is contrary to what conservatives believe, but it is
> true. You have to read a lot of original source history about boring
> subjects to understand this. For example, in 1800 all along the east coast,
> hotels were regulated to an extent that would be unthinkable today. The
> amount of money they could charge every night, the size of the room, and
> the exact menu of food they had to offer was set out in detail in the laws.
> In examples, up until the 1960s, lawyers and doctors were not allowed to
> advertise their services or post their rates; advertisements were not
> allowed to name their competing products (so they called them "brand X");
> rates for trucks, airplanes and taxis were set by law; and established
> companies has trade groups that more or less banned the entry of
> competition. Also, the telephone and electric power industry did not allow
> competition.
>
> - Jed
>
>

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