> Live by market primacy, die by market primacy.
The market is not functioning well for the average person, so we petition the state to do something about it.
Live by laissez faire, die by laissez faire
The market is not functioning well for the average person, so we petition the state to do something about it.
Live by laissez faire, die by laissez faire
Another interpretation of freedom is the state guaranteeing the rights, and duties, of everyone. Directly it seems with more laws you have less freedom, but in a society with many opportunistic actors, this can lead to a balance that is actually more fair.
Of course it's nuanced, it's not just anarchy vs fascism. But in free markets, the state should at least uphold acceptable minimums to prevent abuse.
I started a book last night (Markets, , and Community) which critiques both extremes (libertarian, democratic socialism) on economic and political policy, then attempts to persuade the reader that Market Socialism is something we should try, living up to the professed aims of both.