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I consider myself to be economically liberal in the "laissez faire, laissez passe" sense to a large extent. No government should pick winners or losers, no gove
by EdwardDiego 4y ago
I consider myself to be economically liberal in the "laissez faire, laissez passe" sense to a large extent. No government should pick winners or losers, no government should protect uncompetitive businesses.
But I believe that the government must protect the free market against capitalism's inherent tendency towards monopoly, and that likewise, it must protect consumers against exploitative business practices (which arguably, a properly competitive free market could help achieve).
- seanw444 4y agoI'm pretty sure this is the standard belief of most libertarians. People just keep conflating libertarian with ancap.
- Apocryphon 4y agoIn theory libertarians might be into that, but I don't exactly see prominent libertarians calling for antitrust action. An actual political group that is ostensibly pro-market but also big on making sure rules are followed to keep the market in optimal condition are German ordoliberals.