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I think a dude like Ludwig Von Mises is theoretically interesting to consider, but only in a purely academic setting. After all, he died over 30 years ago. His thinking is unlikely to consider many of the realities of today’s global economy.
Free trade can advance under the law and under policies designed to encourage prosperity, but the public interest does require advocacy. It is unrealistic to imagine no oversight of businesses.
in short, there is a middle way: capitalism, with intervention to protect the rights and interests of the overall system and as many of the individuals within that system as possible.
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The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic and a killer. It has never yet melted. - DH Lawrence
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