Libertarians (government, banks, children, market)

[kaimuki]

Originally Posted by jeffpv

For staunch libertarians in the audience: Alan Greenspan himself eventually admitted that markets needed government regulation (only after the wholesale collapse of the financial edifice, of course).
With that in mind, how do we measure how much government regulation is "too much"? How do you define "too much regulation" in the financial markets?

It sounds like you're assuming ALL Libertarians are on the Right. We're not!!!!!

[jeffpv]

Originally Posted by kaimuki

It sounds like you're assuming ALL Libertarians are on the Right. We're not!!!!!

Interesting point. Am I mistaken in thinking that all Libertarians are against government intervention in the markets?

[knowledgeiskey]

Originally Posted by Edmund_Burke

I say he was a republican.

He was a libertarian.


Libertarianism is not an economic thought.

There are liberals who support Austrian economics.

[whogo]

Friedman himself said he was a small l libertarian and a capital R Republican.

[knowledgeiskey]

Originally Posted by whogo

Friedman himself said he was a small l libertarian and a capital R Republican.

But he was against wars and drug laws. He's wasn't your typical neocon. The only thing that deviates him from the libertarians of today is that he was against the gold standard. Austrian economics is only a small branch of libertarian thought.

[Frank DeForrest]

Originally Posted by knowledgeiskey

But he was against wars and drug laws. He's wasn't your typical neocon. The only thing that deviates him from the libertarians of today is that he was against the gold standard. Austrian economics is only a small branch of libertarian thought.

how would you know?
anyway another good strawman dude.

[knowledgeiskey]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

how would you know?
anyway another good strawman dude.

Not all libertarians have a gold fetish. There are a number of libertarians who denounce Ron and Rand Paul.

[Frank DeForrest]

Originally Posted by knowledgeiskey

Not all libertarians have a gold fetish. There are a number of libertarians who denounce Ron and Rand Paul.

using republicans to support your argument about libertarians is bad form

[knowledgeiskey]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

using republicans to support your argument about libertarians is bad form

Ron Paul is not a libertarian now? lol

[kaimuki]

Originally Posted by jeffpv

Interesting point. Am I mistaken in thinking that all Libertarians are against government intervention in the markets?

I would say many Libertarians are against government intervention in markets. I don't think government can adequately and effectively regulate much of anything, but I also don't believe there is any such thing as a "free market". "Free markets" are rigged and manipulated by the "money changers" and government. I'm still not sure what the solution is, tho.