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A comment on Mondragon as the New City-State. Parent comment

Re:Mondragon as the New City-State by WalterBright on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @07:55PM (#41452071)
That is not a paradox. A free market presumes the existence of a government to protect rights and enforce contracts.

> Endorsing free markets does not have to equate with an unquestioning obsession, bordering on fetishistic, with liberty.

Question it all you like!

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Re:Mondragon as the New City-State by Apocryphon on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @08:23PM (#41452246)
I don't question it. We are agreement that a strong hand is necessary to reduce externalities that arise in the course of commerce; we are simply quibbling about what is within that purview.
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