[lbo-talk] Friedman, Free Market and Freedom

Shane Taylor shane.taylor at verizon.net
Sat Oct 20 06:44:13 PDT 2007


C.B. Macpherson, by way of Jim Farmelant wrote:


> He shows first that in a simple market model, where
> each individual or household controls resources
> enabling it to produce goods and services either
> directly for itself or for exchange, there will be
> production for exchange because of the increased
> product made possible by specialization.

No individual or household reading this "controls resources enabling it to produce" a car. But for, say, most Americans, no car means no job, or a crippling reduction in job options. This is the defining sleight of hand of propertarians, isn't it? Drop or deny the importance of capacity to act for any freedom to act.

With another release of the Friedman approved report on The Economic Freedom Of The World, this is worth reposting:

http://crookedtimber.org/2003/07/11/cor-baby-thats-really-free

Shane



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