Free market or govt controlled economy?

[ABlockOfCheese]

Ok so I wanted to see the forums have a childish argument an honest debate so go

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[Dodger]

Free market with minimal govt. regulation to ensure fair competition and enforce property rights

[ZombieDude]

snake

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[SlayerZ99]

why not both

[Epicduke]

mix of the two
more in a favor of govt though

[Dodger]

Certain businesses actually like government to enforce certain overreaching regulations because it drives away competition

Businesses may be greedy, but so are politicians looking for campaign funds

[AutoBahn]

snake

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[SWAT One]

Neither in their raw forms are safe.  The ideal is a mix of both that provides for equal opportunity, not necessarily equal rights.  By this I mean no body should control the system to manipulate it to one's own end, but to stabilize it in a way to best promote growth.

By "Equal opportunity, but not equal rights", I mean that everyone should be able to obtain the same status as anyone else, but no one is entitled or deserving of a high position.

[Bisjac]

its amazing how brainwashed americans are. so many in strong support of free market. when they arent even the ones that get anything out if it.
they were taught to love it and tbey beliebe they do lol

[D3ATH LORD]

its amazing how brainwashed americans are. so many in strong support of free market. when they arent even the ones that get anything out if it.
they were taught to love it and tbey beliebe they do lol

>implying government controlled market is better
>implying we DONT get anything out of the free market

Government controlled market was already done before in the USSR and meant that side from bread, meat and sugar there was a shortage of everything, and everything was done at stuff standards for the public consumer (aside from military equipment, which had to be done properly as it was inspected by the army), not to mention basically no innovation at all.

Free markets force businesses to compete and innovate if they want to survive financially (unless there's a monopoly, and I don't know about America but here in the UK there are strict rules and taxes which make having a monopoly extremely difficult and not really viable).

[Dodger]

I still think the balance should go slightly if not significantly in favor of business, especially since the protection of property is one of the principle rights mentioned in the declaration

its amazing how brainwashed americans are. so many in strong support of free market. when they arent even the ones that get anything out if it.
they were taught to love it and tbey beliebe they do lol

yeah basically every business is a robin hood of the poor, please save us Obama

[Caribou]

I believe that the people can benefit from a free market, but then there are many rather 'unlucky ones' who are victims of the free market. Those are people who work hard (and I'd give an example: laborers), and don't get much out of it. The people who do benefit from a free market, are predominantly investors, entrepreneurs and professionals (doctors, lawyers, professors, etc).

I won't say which type of economy I think is more beneficial, but I think we'd be much better off with more government regulations. Although, you cant always feel sorry for the poor guy. Some people make it, and some don't. Many dopey liberals complain about the 1% controlling everything, and not contributing, and all of that hokum, but you know what? Most of them are self-made earners and a lot of them worked from the bottom up, saved their money, and were wise financially. You cant get anywhere in life if you keep complaining about the guy at the top of the game. You can however, work your way up and become that guy at the top. Anyone can, you just have to play it smart. In any career you can move up and up.

[lolz??]

gov should make sure monopolys don't occur and there is a minimum wage etc. but it should primarily be a free market

[brickybob]

>implying government controlled market is better
>implying we DONT get anything out of the free market

Government controlled market was already done before in the USSR and meant that side from bread, meat and sugar there was a shortage of everything, and everything was done at stuff standards for the public consumer (aside from military equipment, which had to be done properly as it was inspected by the army), not to mention basically no innovation at all.

Free markets force businesses to compete and innovate if they want to survive financially (unless there's a monopoly, and I don't know about America but here in the UK there are strict rules and taxes which make having a monopoly extremely difficult and not really viable).

It's just Bisjac stuffposting again.  Ignore it.

gov should make sure monopolys don't occur and there is a minimum wage etc. but it should primarily be a free market

Monopolies can not survive in a free market, so asking the government to do it is redundant.

[Dodger]

Ideally the "laborer" class should compose of those who could not be qualified for any other field, or be highschool teenagers working at a part time job. Free Market definitely does have some inequality that ideals alone can't fix, but if hard work was always met with success, the world would be a lot better than it is right now.

gov should make sure monopolys don't occur and there is a minimum wage etc. but it should primarily be a free market

monopolies aren't inherently bad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjGhp7ugGyI

granted this is theory, and there has been a few sour monopolies and cartels in history, but I think govt should only break up malicious monopolys/cartels