Tag Archives: Private Market

The American Prospect: Robert Kuttner: ‘The Libertarian Delusion’

Source:The American Prospect Just to start off about the so-called free market and if we’re going to talk about the free market we might as well talk about Santa Clause since neither one of them exists. As much as Libertarians … Continue reading

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The Heartland Institute: Richard Ebeling- The Free Market vs. The Interventionist State

Source:The New Democrat There is no pure free market economy in the world today.  I use the term private market instead of free market and private enterprise instead of free enterprise.  Any type of economy that’s subjected to taxes and … Continue reading

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The Fiscal Times: Mark Thoma: Inequality in Capitalist Systems is Not Inevitable

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat I would describe capitalism, or private enterprise, meaning private businesses and wealth controlled by individuals or groups of individuals, not by the state, as the worst type of economic system in the … Continue reading

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