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Re: Foot in the door

JAlanKatz — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:19:12 GMT

I have noticed this as well. It's somewhat remarkable, isn't it? I'd guess that, for most of us here, we came slowly to a free-market perspective, and only after a time digesting it all came to believe that there could be a free market in money - last of all for many was likely security. Yet, because of what is happening in the world, people are realizing the practical failing of non-free market money - and abstracting from there to free markets in general. I had this conversation with several people last Friday night over Shabbat dinner - sparked by gas prices.

Re: Foot in the door

Ego — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:38:42 GMT

If you get them interested in monetary policy, that's good enough! I have full faith that once they find themselves using free-market rhetoric to discuss monetary policy, they'll eventually see the light and slowly begin to apply free-market principles to everything else.

Foot in the door

wombatron — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:10:51 GMT

I have found, in several discussions with friends and family, that non-libertarians have become disillusioned with the Fed and with fiat money in general. I can talk for hours about gun rights, health care, private defense agencies, natural law, you name it, and they will just stare blankly. However, if the conversation comes to money, people start to agree with me. Many see that the current system is falling apart, and are open to the idea of free-market money. I think that this is our foot in the door. Has anyone else noticed this?