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Re: Laissez faire in Manchester in the 1800s and NY in the 1920s?

Sieben — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:59:21 GMT

Yeah. Don't let him dictate the terms of debate with you. You can probably find examples of where people used their freedom to exclude minorities or oppress people. The human race isn't perfect. The free market doesn't fix all your problems overnight, but it will do it over time.

Yes working 48 hours a week in an assembly line sucks, but it beats the hell out of working 60 hours a week on your family farm. Sustenance living ftl.

Re: Laissez faire in Manchester in the 1800s and NY in the 1920s?

PEZ — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:19:44 GMT

Thanks! Truly good stuff. Not on the exact target of Manchester and NY enough to be picked as an "Answer", but still, those threads are like a goldmine of great information.

Re: Laissez faire in Manchester in the 1800s and NY in the 1920s?

Sieben — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:01:02 GMT

Rhetoric/Framework: http://mises.org/Community/forums/p/12358/273479.aspx#273479

Great info: http://mises.org/Community/forums/t/15824.aspx

Laissez faire in Manchester in the 1800s and NY in the 1920s?

PEZ — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:40:47 GMT

I'm having an argument on a Swedish Marxist blog about wether laissez faire has been tested or not. I'm arguing that it really hasn't. He argues that it has in Manchester in the 1800s and in New York in the 1920s and that it didn't end well. Immediately I realized I didn't have the knowledge to engage in such a discussion, but there I am.

Now I need your help. I cannot imagine that there are valid examples of failed "real" laissez faire installations. Can there? My world is shaking under my feet just thinking it. Gimme some ammo I can fire back at this Marxist, please.

Save me! =)