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Propaganda Debunking

immoderate

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2. Good approach. The "free market" is a model, that doesn't exist in reality.

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)

Wed Jun 13, 2012, 06:11 PM

Jun 2012

Even if a market is not run by an authority, it is never "free." Some party will have an advantage, or somehaw unfairly control the transaction.

"Free market" refers to how lines behave on a paper in an economics class.

Whenever my conservative friends talk about the free market, I challenge them to identify it or even describe how it might be set up. It can't be done.

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Stop calling it "The Free Market" because that's Right Wing spin [View all] Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 OP

right, it would be like a football game veganlush Jun 2012 #1

Good approach. The "free market" is a model, that doesn't exist in reality. immoderate Jun 2012 #2

I much prefer egbertowillies Jun 2012 #10

Free enterprise: a rightie term just like free markets -- freedom from law and regulation, progree Jun 2012 #11

Excellent catch. Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #3

I'd love it if this landed on the home page. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #6

Or "market anarchy" ArcticFox Jun 2012 #4

Good one. Or, to rearrange: The Anarchic Market (almost rhymes), nt progree Jun 2012 #9

Good band names. It's a framing issue, where Mc Mike Oct 2012 #19

We have market anarchy now NaturalCommunist Jun 2013 #22

I first heard the term in the early 70's in college Gman Jun 2012 #5

I don't agree. Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #7

Bingo. My thinking exactly. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #8

why help Republican liars CleanLucre Jun 2012 #12

Every reasoning molecule of me agrees with you, but Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #13

Points well made but don't overlook CleanLucre Jun 2012 #14

Polanyi's the Great Transformation majia12a Jun 2012 #15

I hope the phrase catches on. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #16

great point TeamPooka Jul 2012 #17

Good point Craig_Langford Jul 2012 #18

good point TOC Oct 2012 #20

You said it well. zeemike Mar 2013 #21

We need FAIR market practices libodem Jun 2013 #23

It means changing the laws.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #24

Markets will never be either fair or efficient bread_and_roses Oct 2014 #27

Yep libodem Oct 2014 #28

even with good intentions of enforcing real competition, the huge players in any market have a lot Bill USA Oct 2013 #25

The huge players also get deals on materials the little guy can't. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #26

free market harbinger07 Mar 2015 #29