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Given that 'cronyism' means private business inducing government officials to use state force to benefit said businesses, no, it's certainly not what makes the
by XCabbage 7y ago
Given that 'cronyism' means private business inducing government officials to use state force to benefit said businesses, no, it's certainly not what makes the market 'free'. The use of force by the state to entrench the position and profits of a particular business - whether by suppressing competition on threat of violence, or by straight up taking money from people via the tax system and handing it to the business - is not only not part of the "free market" ideal, but antithetical to it.
- phry 7y ago> The use of force by the state to entrench the position and profits of a particular business This is a natural and obvious end following from the foundation of capitalism, which is the existence of private property ensured by the state.
- kjsbfkjbf 7y agoThis thread is fun. The problems are X, Y, Z but not A (even though A results in X, Y, Z). Do people think lobbiests and corporations are somehow operating outside of capitalism?