tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1748587863030581452.post3863654793776959165..comments2020-06-05T09:16:14.094-07:00Comments on Spew: Confession--I do not have perfect faith in "Free Markets" (Blasphemy?) Pr1nc3_Ch4rmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08642966361688231493noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1748587863030581452.post-34271475079060363982013-02-02T20:05:26.284-08:002013-02-02T20:05:26.284-08:00I mean, what the hell is a "free market?"...I mean, what the hell is a "free market?" Like I pointed out earlier it is a concept that lacks cogency. It is not useful because it is bereft of meaning. Which means conservatives can simply put whatever meaning they want into it in order to suit their purposes. Even people who are trying to improve the smooth functioning of markets can be accused of interfering with TFM. Case in point the PPACA. The PPACA creates insurance exchanges which expand access to the insurance market. Thanks to Obamacare, individuals can purchase insurance at the same rates as employers. Thereby expanding access to that market. Awesome market based reform of health insurance, right!? Apparently, No. Because according to conservatives I talk to, TFM abhors Obamacare. <br /><br />TFM makes no sense. It is a jealous God. <br /><br />If conservatives want to try and authentically reclaim TFM and try to turn it into something useful, more power to them. However, this critique should reveal that as it currently exists, TFM is a religious concept; it is not useful, cogent economic concept.Pr1nc3_Ch4rmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642966361688231493noreply@blogger.com