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Meh. You would simply substitute the authoritarian government for authoritarian corporations, not like you have any room to talk, the only real goal of libertarianism is to deprive people of any defense against rapacious companies.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wild Cobra
That is pretty stupid. Most libertarians are against corporatism and policies and laws that favor one corporation over another. Capture theory of regulation is very relevant, and its too bad liberals ignore it.Quote:
Originally Posted by RandomGuy
About the only complaint I have of libertarians is with the anarcho capitalists and other extreme libertarians who wan't no government at all. Most anti-trust laws are crap (Robinson Patman, and both Clayton and Sherman were very badly written) but there is a legitimate roll of government to stop and prosecute cartels and price fixing.
Outside of that, Im not sure how these horrible companies are depriving people?
I know what libertarians think they are for, but reality has a way of intruding in the fantasy, just as it did for the communists.Quote:
Originally Posted by Slutter McGee
Both economic models sound good on paper, until you try to implement them.
Resource asymmetry.
Yes, capture of regulation is a problem of our current system. Not sure how/why "liberals" ignore it. I certainly don't.
"Most libertarians are against corporatism"
which politicians, since libertarians can't accomplish their stuff without politicians?
the dominant theme of libertarianism seems to be small govt, which is exactly what VRWC/BigCorp wants, no govt power to regulate, stop BigCorp/BigFinance from screwing Americans, America, the planet.