Wednesday, 15 April 2020

"I am amazed by how often I hear people speak of 'the free market' but somehow manage to incorporate within that notion the presence of the Reserve Bank, Social Welfare, the IRD, ad nauseum. What part of the word 'free' do they not comprehend?" #QotD


 "I am amazed by how often I hear people speak of 'the free market' but somehow manage to incorporate within that notion the presence of the Reserve Bank, Social Welfare, the IRD, ad nauseum. What part of the word 'free' do they not comprehend?"
~ Larry Sechrest, from his 2008 talk 'The Anti-Capitalists: Barbarians at the Gates' (NB: NZ names have been substituted)

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