On Mon, 04 Sep 2000, Paul Hughes wrote:
> Would I be out of line by
> saying that some people who calls themselves free-marketeers
> are also in fact just closet tyrants with a knack for making
> money, just waiting to take over? Well, the burden of proof
> is on them.
Actually, the burden of proof is on you to support this assertion.
> But I see no evidence to suggest that a true
> free-market would be any better for human freedom and
> justice than what we have now.
...
> Demonstrate how such a system will not favor
> the rich over poor when it comes to basic civil rights and
> justice.
How would it be any worse than it is now? Seriously.
You have not really articulated how a free market is any worse for the
"little guy" than the existsing systems, which trample on the "little guy"
as much as any system ever did. As has been mentioned by others, in some
ways, the old feudal system was actually less abusive of the "little guy"
than the current system. At least with a free market everyone will
benefit from a strong economy.
-James Rogers
jamesr@best.com
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