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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
The closest thing the U.S. ever had to a free market was the laissez-faire circus of the 19th century. You know, they robber barons of oil, steel, railroad, and finance. The era of unfair business practices, abuse of labour, and ridiculous amassing of wealth held in very few hands. But, even then, it wasn't a purely free market. High tariffs were implemented to protect these businessmen...I mean, companies.
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So there was a free market in those areas for precisely how many years? 1? 2? 5? 10?
Those oligarchs certainly rose up very quickly.
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