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Re:Chip shortage leads carmaker Opel to shut German plant un... by awakeasleep on Thursday September 30, 2021 @05:54PM (#28711813)
Actually the original ‘free’ in free markets meant free from economic rents
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Re:Chip shortage leads carmaker Opel to shut German plant un... by dahart on Thursday September 30, 2021 @07:28PM (#28712525)
Sure, but that’s not what it means anymore, right? Today’s “free” means no regulation.
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Re:Chip shortage leads carmaker Opel to shut German plant un... by awakeasleep on Friday October 01, 2021 @09:35AM (#28718244)
Yeah now it means “free to capture economic rent” almost the exact opposite.
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Re:Chip shortage leads carmaker Opel to shut German plant un... by ben_w on Thursday September 30, 2021 @06:35PM (#28712148)
Ah, that makes a lot more sense than the generalised freedom I’d assumed.

I really should read Wealth of Nations…

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