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Re:Neoliberalism – the ideology at the root of all our problems by PaulHoule on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @01:07PM (#33179919)
"Attempts to limit competition are treated as inimical to liberty" is only half of it.

Before neoliberalism there were attempts to rein in the power of monopoly and promote competition. This blog

https://mattstoller.substack.com/

describes how that all fell apart in the neoliberal age. It is frequently "competition for thee but not for me". If there is any new idea in the 2020s it is reviving antitrust regulation.

Re:Neoliberalism – the ideology at the root of all our problems by rbanffy on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @01:11PM (#33179990)
> It is frequently "competition for thee but not for me"

Indeed. Welfare state for the economic elite, unregulated capitalism for the workforce.