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Meaning the free market doesn't work without strict continual intervention.



Exactly. A truly free market is unstable and will be anarchy. That's not something the typical "free marketer" wants.


You're ascribing extremist anarcho-capitalist views to what you call the 'typical "free marketer"'.

This is false; the typical free market advocate understands there is a limited role for government intervention. Basic examples: Police, fire services, military, currency, lighthouses.


I think you have misread my comment. I think the typical free marketer wants that companies can do whatever they want while still protected by the state.


I think we need a new term. Let's call it the Free Enough Market.




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