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RE: Why Steem Is the Real Libertarian Platform
Appreciate the discussion. But true capitalism will put a cost in externalities (like pollution, crowding, noise, etc.) and charge people for producing these things. We never tried that. Just the opposite. Few pollute, but the whole society bears the burden, for example.
Ah.
Alright, then you won't mind paying a 150 dollars for your plumbing, 200 for your trash service, 75 service charge for owning your land (monthly, of course), internet for 10 dollars a GB download, etc.
Oh, but if they charge that much I'll just switch to another service! Oh but you can't! See, total free market means no anti-monopoly laws. So you get to eat shit mr. consumer because there's only one service in this city and you need to use it.
I agree with you ecto. What we have leads in some instances to monopolistic businesses, sometimes due to economis of scale and sometimes due to regulations / politicians' blessings.