Is free trade between countries the same as between individuals?

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  1. james M

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    Liberals Nazis communists monarchs etc feel they have a right since they can direct the exchange toward
    larger goals.
     
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    Wow, you're managing to widen your political economic error. I didn't think that was possible...
     
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    No, we've gotten that all worked out in america.

    Privatized gains versus socialized losses for the Wall Street bankster class
    Internalized profit versus externalized risk and expense for the "job creator" class
    Socialism for the aristocracy versus laissez-faire capitalism for the masses
     
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    of course if there was an error the libcommie would not be so afraid to say what it is an error and why. What do you learn from your fear?
     
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    what socialized losses? Wonder why the liberal forgot to say??
     
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    That you don't understand the silliness of your comment is no skin off my nose.
     
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    of course if there was a silly comment the libcommie would not be so afraid to say what it is and why silly. What do you learn from your fear?
     
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    so people make comments, you say they are silly, and that is meaningful? Ok good idea. I"ll say all you comments are silly so no need to make them is there? see why we say liberalism is based in pure ignorance?
     
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    I would agree with that. There's tons of statists who feel they have the rightful power to grant or not grant said privilege.
     
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    Hitler Stalin Mao being the best examples and our statist liberals who spied for them
     
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    Reiver Well-Known Member

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    You show no economics understanding, like the other right wingers on here.
     
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    He's not a "libcommie". He's a throwback to the 19th century and believes strongly that economics is only understandable when combined with morality. If you do not subscribe to his morality, you cannot possibly understand economics. In this, he's no different than any other true-believing religio-statist. He comes here to find people who do not believe what he believes so that he can feel superior and special.
     
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    Loved this, given your position is based purely on morality rant. I'd be classified as a pluralist as I don't accept a single school of economic thought as the truth. Of course all schools of thought would reject the term 'libcommie' as nonsensical. It's revealing that you weren't able to...
     
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    what??? reiverr is a pure libcommie I see him saying very little about morality.
     
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    libcommie: part liberal part commie . Hillary and Bernie are liberal and communist. They endorse each other and are in same party; both want always expanding govt.


    Norman Thomas ( socialist presidential candidate)
    The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But under the name of 'liberalism' they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program, until one day America will be a Socialist nation, without knowing how it happened.
     
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    Friedman shows no understanding and a socialist after socialism killed 120 million does show understanding? See why we say liberalism is based in pure ignorance?
     
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    Wow, we're in agreement here.
     
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    so you think a country that supports free trade internationally should also support it domestically and between individuals??
     
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    You're confusing free trade with laissez faire. Why would we want to ignore market failure?
     
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    you have learned 10 times now that free trade and laissez faire are the same thing. How can their be market failure? Why so afraid to show us best example?
     
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    Market failure is a myth promoted by authoritarians.
     
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    yes!!!! 1 of 1000 myths to provide a rationale for a libNazi authortarian to take over and correct the market failures in order to help the people!!
     
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    Here's an explanation of market failure: "People do X. We think they should do Y. Therefore, market failure."
     
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    You seem to think peddling myth works. Free trade, for example, can be used to get around calculation problems in socialism.

    Market failure refers to many issues: e.g. difference between private and social benefits/costs; market power; asymmetric information; nonrivalry in consumption; behavioural limitations (pricing bubbles, bounded rationality etc)
     
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    why not tell us what your point is if you have any idea??
     

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