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Originally Posted by rukkyg
So my question is this: If unregulation and free markets have shown that corporations will merge and become larger and more powerful, eventually owning close to all media, how can a free economy let the people be informed enough to "vote with their dollar"?
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You really get to the essential question here. Libertarianism assumes that people are informed, rational decision makers. What happens if they aren't informed? (I don't think consolidated media is the key here, though it is a serious issue.)
For what it's worth, I think people can be confused, or duped, or deceived by clever marketing and limited information.