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Less important that the ability to vote, the ability to marry, freedom of speech, ability to move freely, freedom of association, etc. Without any of these, th
by joubert 17y ago
Less important that the ability to vote, the ability to marry, freedom of speech, ability to move freely, freedom of association, etc.
Without any of these, there can be no economic freedom.
- rms 17y agoI'm as big of an advocate for justice and human rights as anyone, but this just isn't true. Hong Kong and Singapore are the obvious examples. Do you mean that economic freedom is meaningless without broader human rights?
- joubert 17y agoI'm saying that economic freedom is predicated on these other (more basic) human rights. For example, if you don't have the right to associate freely, your economic freedom is severely curtailed. Conversely, if you have a high degree of economic freedom, you probably have the right to freedom to associate. This is an insightful analysis of HK and Singapore's so-called high degree of economic freedom: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/08/opinion/08iht-edbowring.html http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/08/opinion/08iht-edbowring.ht...