tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12471112.post5140060753027203306..comments2023-08-20T11:07:28.396+01:00Comments on Freeborn John: Disaster SocialismPeter Risdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792275403997179926noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12471112.post-13855002717816983202009-03-13T18:18:00.000+00:002009-03-13T18:18:00.000+00:00Peter, I'm not sure what you are getting at here. ...Peter, I'm not sure what you are getting at here. <BR/><BR/>I was saying that markets, even ones without state intervention, are rarely free. There is often some sort of cartel at work. Therefore Rupert Darwall's idea of mutually advantageous exchange is an idealistic view. Markets often involve someone getting screwed and that is usually the consumer.<BR/><BR/>Who said anything about imposing old failed ideas on the economy? Now who's misrepresenting whom?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12471112.post-40762369712615647612009-03-09T10:23:00.000+00:002009-03-09T10:23:00.000+00:00The "casino-bankers" operated as an effective cons...The "casino-bankers" operated as an effective conspiracy against the capitalists - the shareholders - by the most senior of the employees - the directors and other 'top' executives. It was a pretty good approximation to a Trade Union, but without all the tedious meetings, resolutions, points of order and composites. It proved more effective than most Trade Unions, being more generously endowed with energy and IQ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com