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Better example is how does the free market build the Sydney Opera House? Or a decent healthcare system?

• taneq 10y ago
  Dunno about the Opera House but the free market built Disneyland.
  • lostlogin 10y ago
    Disney receives some of the biggest tax breaks of any company on earth. They pay no tax at Disneyland Anaheim and get massive subsides for movies (Pirates of Caribbean and Starwars being recent examples). They get tax breaks internationally and are rivals to oil and arms in scale. Free market does not apply.
    • dalke 10y ago
      Disney also has special flight restrictions, which Congress, not the FAA, mandated. Nominally described as an anti-terrorist measure, I agree with the many who say it was to prevent aerial advertising and sightseeing helicopters. In Florida they have their own special tax district, the Reedy Creek Improvement District. It is "exempt from all county and most state regulations, such as development-impact fees or costly and time-consuming regional-impact studies. The district is regulated by building codes drafted with the developer`s help. Waterways, utilities and sewer systems are built to suit the developer`s needs. The district is governed by a ruling body that is handpicked by the developer." http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1987-02-23/business/8701120154_1_reedy-creek-disney-property-disney-spokesman http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1987-02-23/business/8701120...
    • sbmassey 10y ago
      Low or no taxes would seem to be an important part of the definition of free market
      • bbcbasic 10y ago
        Low or no taxes for everyone would be a free market. If only certain corps get it then it's like a subsidy from the rest of society.