tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post1025357927993198851..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Bastiat on Crony GovernmentGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-57298322068608258212012-04-04T01:22:29.443-06:002012-04-04T01:22:29.443-06:00The whole point of this post is that we do not hav...The whole point of this post is that we do not have free market capitalism. The "corporatism" you see is a direct result of the fact that some large businesses receive government favors.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-60914096221802367232012-04-03T20:58:07.106-06:002012-04-03T20:58:07.106-06:00We don't have true free market capitalism - we...We don't have true free market capitalism - we have corporatism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-84321953153720669432012-02-01T17:28:18.714-06:002012-02-01T17:28:18.714-06:00Anon,
I disagree, for that fails to place the bla...Anon,<br /><br />I disagree, for that fails to place the blame where it belongs: on the inappropriate use of government.<br /><br />Vigilis,<br /><br />May be, but the problem doesn't lie in the interpretation of our laws, but in which laws are legislated, and which we're allowing to remain on the books.<br /><br />GusGus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-13948873156795025332012-02-01T13:47:45.278-06:002012-02-01T13:47:45.278-06:00Gus, although F. Bastiat's quotation excerpt ...Gus, although F. Bastiat's quotation excerpt has remained perfectly fresh, 162 years of unfortunate legal precedents tend to render such crispness legally suspect. <br /><br />Lawyers have most American citizens convinced that only attorneys are capable of and should be allowed to interpret case law. How very convenient and lucrative for them!Vigilishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05051789616490005367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-71561589690024654842012-02-01T10:39:05.845-06:002012-02-01T10:39:05.845-06:00I would opt for just using the term cronyism and d...I would opt for just using the term cronyism and describe it with the phrase "capitalism in name only".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com