Libertarians ideals of free trade fall apart between nations. Trade is not free (between countries) if one country has employee safety regulations that are stricter than the others. Free Trade simply means, 'get around the regulations by shipping jobs off shore.'
And competition is not free between companies if one company is using it's power in one arena to force itself into another. In that case free competition simply means you bring your product up against mine, but mine comes bundled with a gun aimed at your suppliers and customers.
I really hate that libertarian idealogues don't get how the world really works. Free trade requires absolute integrity.
Google likes to hide behind the claim that customers get the service free, but the customers are the advertisers and they, very definitely, do not get the service free.
If I wanted to advertise on the sites that google de-monetizes, I'd have no way to do so. It's ridiculously anti-competitive.
Libertarians ideals of free trade fall apart between nations. Trade is not free (between countries) if one country has employee safety regulations that are stricter than the others. Free Trade simply means, 'get around the regulations by shipping jobs off shore.'
And competition is not free between companies if one company is using it's power in one arena to force itself into another. In that case free competition simply means you bring your product up against mine, but mine comes bundled with a gun aimed at your suppliers and customers.
I really hate that libertarian idealogues don't get how the world really works. Free trade requires absolute integrity.
Google likes to hide behind the claim that customers get the service free, but the customers are the advertisers and they, very definitely, do not get the service free.
If I wanted to advertise on the sites that google de-monetizes, I'd have no way to do so. It's ridiculously anti-competitive.