Re: Free Market Anti-Statism

On Jul 24, 10:25 am, radav <ra...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
IN PRAISE OF THE FREE MARKET

The free market is the wonder of the world. Millions of transactions
for products; goods, merchandise, commodities; take place continuously
from across the street to across the continents. These are peaceful,
voluntary exchanges, usually through the medium of money, in which
there is a perceived mutual benefit. There is an old cliche which is
worth considering, that "where goods do not cross boundaries armies
will."
In the long history of mankind, what has clearly distinguished the
human from the animal is trading, exchanging, or buying and selling a
variety of merchandise. The development of markets has mirrored the
progress from barbarism to civilization.

If free market is really that magical, some society would have
achieved economic utopia long time ago. Take a look at the following
article to see why its power could have been vastly exaggerated:
http://www.prudentbear.com/articles/show/2070

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