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In the liberals' world with markets unimpeded by regulation and entirely self-governed by market forces, how does something like the rise of superbugs play out?
by yomly 9y ago
In the liberals' world with markets unimpeded by regulation and entirely self-governed by market forces, how does something like the rise of superbugs play out?
It takes a good 10-20 years lead time for this to become a real issue, and then probably another decade for the market to adjust to punish the bad actors. In this time, the damage has been done.
The downstream impact of certain business practises are too detached from the source, and the impact itself felt too much in isolation from the cause for the market to react appropriately.
Sadly, it seems government too has moved too slowly on issues such as this so what to do?
- Simon_says 9y agoSurely you meant Libertarians?
- maze-le 9y ago'Liberal' has different connotations in Europe and in the US. In the US the term describes policies that are more in favour of regulation/state intervention and are on the progressive leaning side of the political spectrum (like what we in europe would call social democratic). In Europe the term 'liberal' is more connected with free-markets/anti-regulation/lower taxes policies and is placed more on the conservative leaning side of the political spectrum.
- Simon_says 9y agoThanks for the clarification. You learn something new every day.
- blibble 9y agoas a UK voter: your description of liberal would seem to be rather far away from the commonly accepted UK meaning
- CaptainZapp 9y agoThe Economist is about as liberal as a newspaper may come. And it's definitely English and very much free market. That said it's very progressive on a social level. Like arguing for gay marriage and for legalization of dope, both already in the mid nineties.
- fyfy18 9y agoAs I see it, the problem is most people want cheap and don't know or don't care about the quality and where it comes from. Most UK supermarkets have premium brands, and you can even go organic if you want antibiotic-free and humanely treated animals (the sustainability issue is another topic). So on a personal level, that's a good place to start. Maybe if enough people buy into it, supermarkets and farmers will take notice and start producing better quality food.
- passiveincomelg 9y agoUnfortunately organic doesn't guarantee humane treatment of animals.
- CaptainZapp 9y agoDepending on the certification institution it pretty much does. Naturally, I can't talk for the whole world, but in Switzerland, depending on the certificate there absolutely are minimum requirements (space,environment, movement, air, etc) that must be fulfilled in order to get certified. I see your point and don't necessarily disagree. But it really depends on the certification organisation and - process.