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Originally posted by Agamemnon@Jan 8 2005, 06:11 PM
This is definitely one I bet we'll agree to disagree on. First off, there is no 'free market capitalism', every market in the world lives under massive regulation and subsidization. Secondly, a semi-example would be something as simple as child-labour in East Asia. American companies legally employ millions of very under-paid and impovershed workers to do dangerous, and often unsanitary work that American counterparts would charge much, much more. Shifting some of these societies to dependence on subsistance US (West) corporate handouts is 'exploitation' in my books. If you'd like to go further into your theory that the free market has never exploited anyone, I'd love to hear more, it sounds very interesting.
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You know, funny thing - I agree there are no free markets in the world, I have argued that many times before. That is why I am in favor of removal of all governemnts.
Re:child labor - look up my previos post (and badnarik`s). So try another example where free markets (will) exploit anyone, I`m definitelly waiting for such an example.