Re: Leftists knocking Friedman ?

Sketch System wrote:

> On Mar 11, 8:33 pm, Vide...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>On Mar 11, 6:35 pm, Sketch System <sketch.sys...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>>On Mar 11, 4:08 pm, Vide...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> its a country with pure capitalism. you want a nanny state. if you
>>>>were a rugged individual, you could defend your own rights and
>>>>properties.
>>>> then again, if it was pure laissez faire, all information is perfect,
>>>>all transactions are between rational human beings, so you would need
>>>>no nanny state:)
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>>>You seem to think that anarchism and capitalism are the same somehow.
>>>Laizzes fair Capitalism is merely a separation of economics and state,
>>>much like secularism is a separation of church and state.  However,
>>>there is still a need for the protection of individual rights, and
>>>that is the proper - and necessary - roll of government precisely
>>>because not all human beings are rational.
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>> you mean a nanny state. if the nanny has to enforce property rights,
>>thats a economic benefit to certain players of the markets because. if
>>you believe not all people are rational in their dealings, and require
>>state intervention, then again state intervention is a benefit to
>>certain players of the markets.
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> What certain players?

Obviously those not clever enough to have protected their own rights
without resort to gov't interference in the free market.

--Jeff

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