tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626140607960910795.post7926543177916566511..comments2024-02-16T04:13:24.822-05:00Comments on The Tireless Agorist: California vs. the Productive ClassAgorist Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06881858776546654763noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626140607960910795.post-13264333571048303422012-06-04T12:34:23.371-04:002012-06-04T12:34:23.371-04:00The only way a business could do anything to preve...The only way a business could do anything to prevent competition would be through the coercion of the "state." And that option is only available to the largest players, who have the most to offer the state in return for that protection. You are indeed correct that these entities have no desire to see any kind of free market evolve. But they do not represent all entrepreneurs or businesses, by any means.<br /><br />I owned and operated a small business. My competition was welcome, and most of them were my friends. The state was my enemy for many obvious reasons, taxation only being one of them. I would open a small business today if it were possible. The state makes it simply impossible... I would be overjoyed if I were free to engage in competition with others like myself. Unfortunately, the state claims total monopoly and nobody may enter the field at all unless they work for the state!<br /><br />There are many kinds of markets, and most people don't understand what a free market actually is or could be. The "black" and "gray" markets today come closest, and they are thriving without government "help," and in spite of serious state opposition.MamaLibertyhttp://www.thepriceofliberty.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626140607960910795.post-53697453153306929302012-06-03T14:52:16.035-04:002012-06-03T14:52:16.035-04:00That's not my point at all, really. My point i...That's not my point at all, really. My point is that all the statistics which claim NH (the state I live in) does so well *because* it's libertarian are way off.<br /><br />NH is experiencing a population decrease, if you can believe it, because young people are realizing that there's no opportunities for them here. Like I said, most of the state's population consists of older people who already have steady jobs or are retired.<br /><br />Also, I don't understand why *any* business would want a free market. Free markets mean an extreme amount of competition and increase risks. Businesses would do everything they could in their power to prevent a free market from emerging. (Also, David Graeber does a pretty good job of showing how markets only come into being because of states in his latest book, which I would highly suggest market anarchists read.)Julia Riber Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03006439247714055292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626140607960910795.post-85599171091286600202012-06-03T13:03:19.785-04:002012-06-03T13:03:19.785-04:00I'm 65, and spent the first 58 years of my lif...I'm 65, and spent the first 58 years of my life in California. My grown sons are still there, pretty much trapped for all intents and purposes.<br /><br />California remains a beautiful place. It may be habitable again once the parasites are fumigated and the land allowed to return to its natural condition. <br /><br />But Julia, an unfree and coercive society/economy hurts every single one of us - just in different ways. Don't let anyone convince you that we must pit the young against the old. We all need each other. :)MamaLibertyhttp://www.thepriceofliberty.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626140607960910795.post-42647257772505020842012-06-03T00:40:03.029-04:002012-06-03T00:40:03.029-04:00California is overdue for an economic death. I liv...California is overdue for an economic death. I lived there during 2007-2009 and it was starting to tank.<br /><br />By the way, don't buy the lie that New Hampshire has the lowest unemployment because it's so "libertarian". NH has a very old median age, and it's the younger people who are the most harmed by the crappy economy.Julia Riber Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03006439247714055292noreply@blogger.com