Comments on: Free Versus Unregulated Markets http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/2009/11/13/free-versus-unregulated-markets/ Citizen Economists is an online economics magazine written by citizen journalists. These ordinary citizens provide reports and commentary on the current events affecting the economics of the fields they work in. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:44:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: pb2c http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/2009/11/13/free-versus-unregulated-markets/comment-page-1/#comment-23547 pb2c Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:49:37 +0000 http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/?p=2347#comment-23547 I question the value of pursuing this. We will lose the ability to discuss these matters in a clear manner if we are to pick on everything. Regulation commonly refers to government regulation. When we refer to market regulations, we mean explicit rules for acting in that market. Quote: "The term “free market” is a bit of misnomer. Participants in a free market are not free to do anything they want." Are we to scratch the word 'free' from the dictionary? I question the value of pursuing this. We will lose the ability to discuss these matters in a clear manner if we are to pick on everything.

Regulation commonly refers to government regulation. When we refer to market regulations, we mean explicit rules for acting in that market.

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“The term “free market” is a bit of misnomer. Participants in a free market are not free to do anything they want.”

Are we to scratch the word ‘free’ from the dictionary?

]]> By: Dan McLaughlin http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/2009/11/13/free-versus-unregulated-markets/comment-page-1/#comment-23438 Dan McLaughlin Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:01:25 +0000 http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/?p=2347#comment-23438 Pure and simple. Great explanation. Pure and simple. Great explanation.

]]> By: Police Officer http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/2009/11/13/free-versus-unregulated-markets/comment-page-1/#comment-23430 Police Officer Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:33:28 +0000 http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/?p=2347#comment-23430 * Socialism = Preventing Race to the Bottom * Capitalism = Promoting Race to the Top We need BOTH Socialism and Capitalism (either implicitly or indirectly) to build and sustain a great Nation. * Socialism = Preventing Race to the Bottom
* Capitalism = Promoting Race to the Top

We need BOTH Socialism and Capitalism (either implicitly or indirectly) to build and sustain a great Nation.

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