Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 6:16 pm
Posted by: GORDON on Aug. 28 2001,12:22
On the one hand, government intervention in business artificially manipulates the basic economic theories of supply and demand. On the other hand, I think monopolies are bad.
Discuss. laissez-faire, or not?
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Posted by: Cakedaddy on Aug. 28 2001,12:48
Sometimes monopolies are good. Sometimes they are bad.
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Posted by: thibodeaux on Aug. 28 2001,13:47
Monopolies only exist when government interferes in the marketplace. The idea that laissez-faire would lead to one huge monopoly is a myth.
Unfortunately, this cannot be proved either way, since we have no laissez-faire test bed economy. I therefore propose that America II be established as such. If monopolies emerge, we simply move on to America III: Attack of the Clones.
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Posted by: GORDON on Aug. 28 2001,14:03
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Quote: from thibodeaux on 11:47 am on Aug. 28, 2001
laissez-faire
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!!!!!!!
My way didn't look right to me at all, but 10 minutes searching didn't produce the correct spelling.
And I have to concur with the "Let the businesses be" concept, initially. We'll amend as needs be....or, there are other options.
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Posted by: thibodeaux on Aug. 28 2001,14:09
< http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?laisse02.wav=laissez-faire >
Fear my elite spelling skills.
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Posted by: GORDON on Aug. 28 2001,14:11
My spelling was so far off, the AI routine on dictionary.com had no idea what I was trying to say.
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Posted by: Vince66 on Aug. 29 2001,10:27
I'm with Thibodeaux on this one. Plus, he can spell good.
On the one hand, government intervention in business artificially manipulates the basic economic theories of supply and demand. On the other hand, I think monopolies are bad.
Discuss. laissez-faire, or not?
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Posted by: Cakedaddy on Aug. 28 2001,12:48
Sometimes monopolies are good. Sometimes they are bad.
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Posted by: thibodeaux on Aug. 28 2001,13:47
Monopolies only exist when government interferes in the marketplace. The idea that laissez-faire would lead to one huge monopoly is a myth.
Unfortunately, this cannot be proved either way, since we have no laissez-faire test bed economy. I therefore propose that America II be established as such. If monopolies emerge, we simply move on to America III: Attack of the Clones.
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Posted by: GORDON on Aug. 28 2001,14:03
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Quote: from thibodeaux on 11:47 am on Aug. 28, 2001
laissez-faire
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!!!!!!!
My way didn't look right to me at all, but 10 minutes searching didn't produce the correct spelling.
And I have to concur with the "Let the businesses be" concept, initially. We'll amend as needs be....or, there are other options.
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Posted by: thibodeaux on Aug. 28 2001,14:09
< http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?laisse02.wav=laissez-faire >
Fear my elite spelling skills.
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Posted by: GORDON on Aug. 28 2001,14:11
My spelling was so far off, the AI routine on dictionary.com had no idea what I was trying to say.
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Posted by: Vince66 on Aug. 29 2001,10:27
I'm with Thibodeaux on this one. Plus, he can spell good.