> Guys!... > There is no such thing as free trade. If you have a market and a mean > of > change (i.e. dollars) then you have "rules", those rules are enforced > by > the state. It follows then that the "market" must function within a > frame provided by the state, ergo there is no "free" market, the market > must work within the laws (if you don't want laws then there is no > "property" and anyone may take your house by force).
Retardo: Of course to have a market you need a system, which is composed of the elements you describe: - Well defined boundaries; - A single, circulating medium of exchange; - A single government to enforce the rules. The difference between a "free" one and a non-free one is the legal scheme of ownership based on institutionally enforced contract law between individuals, vs the one based on command and control enforced by nothing more than the monopoly of force of government held by the ruly elite. > Now it happens > some > of those laws legislate over taxes (just as they legislate over private > property) and others over the re-distribution of those taxes. It doesn't just "happen" -- people set up their rules by deliberate human action. Free systems allow the people to change both the rulers and the rules in rational ways; the others live and die by force. > So you see, there is no qualitative difference between USA and Denmark > in that aspect, it's just a matter of where you put the line. Maybe you should stop snorting your own lines long enough to understand why your comparison is apples to twizzlers. (Apples to oranges would at least be comparing two fruit...) > They are > happier, healthier and far more educated, so their system is obviously > better. Someone should tell John McCain's "friends" to the south; perhaps they'll illegally migrate there by the boat load instead. - Bob > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
