Economists effectively assume that capitalism is unnecessary

Re:Economists effectively assume that capitalism is unnecessary by dmfdmf on Monday October 26, 2015 @01:52PM (#10453031)

You might as well conclude that freedom is unnecessary because that is the implication.

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Re:Economists effectively assume that capitalism is unnecessary by api on Monday October 26, 2015 @02:10PM (#10453192)

Freedom is unnecessary for Capitalism. Look at China.

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Re:Economists effectively assume that capitalism is unnecessary by ashark on Monday October 26, 2015 @02:19PM (#10453262)

I believe you'll find that many who would consider freedom to (more or less) equal capitalism have settled on definitions of all relevant terms that cause "freedom = capitalism" (for their definitions of both terms) to be a tautology. "Freedom", "capitalism", "coercion" and others will have been stretched in some places and narrowed in others, nuance and odd corners trimmed off until it all fits together, nice and neat, pleasing to the eye in its simplicity and certainty.

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Re:Economists effectively assume that capitalism is unnecessary by carsongross on Monday October 26, 2015 @01:54PM (#10453049)

You have to read the article, the title is a joke (in the literal sense.)

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Re:Economists effectively assume that capitalism is unnecessary by Albright on Monday October 26, 2015 @01:56PM (#10453062)

I'd like to, but the link just sends me to Forbes' paywall. =/

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Re:Economists effectively assume that capitalism is unnecessary by carsongross on Monday October 26, 2015 @02:03PM (#10453120)

I believe you just have to wait it out, you should get redirected after a few seconds. No?

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