Which Government is the Most Laissez-Faire? Past & Future- Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights

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Peter Schwartz, former chairman of the board of directors of the Ayn Rand Institute, is asked if any government, past or present, comes close to his idea of laissez-faire capitalism.

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[jimmutenno]

Man, I'm getting pretty tired of Objectivists never paying any attention to Hong Kong. It's like they don't do their research. Hong Kong is currently the freest place on earth in all economic and political senses. Far freer than America. For starters, they have 15% income tax, we have progressive with the max at 40%, plus state tax, etc, etc.

[bradwatson7324]

I think the world is going to have to experience a period of time similar to the Dark Ages before it wakes up and discovers the morality and value of unqualified individual liberty. It's time for Atlas to shrug.

[brangelito]

@Adeikov Socialism is not in your interest, it is in your rulers interest.

[Scattnam]

Laissez Faire the only way to go

[Adeikov]

Sorry, but plutocracy is not in my interest, socialism is.

[PANDAjoe2x]

In Britain, in 1843, the newspaper The Economist was founded, and became an influential voice for laissez-faire capitalism.[13] In response to the Irish famine of 1846–1849, in which over 1.5 million people died of starvation, they argued that for the government to supply free food for the Irish would violate natural law.

[binary180]

@jimmutenno

dude but hong kong inst a country

[visvaldisX]

The unfortunate part is what most people don't notice is that 'capitalism' and 'freedom' are interchangeable. For Americans this is true.

For religion, the military, and capitalism to flourish, civil liberties are not necessary and may even be a hinderance to the three.

[gocrusaderz]

@ZrazorRozenstrauch She didnt embrace EVERY aspect of the time. She embraced most of the aspects. The aspects she embraced were mostly those of economic policy. Not social problems. thats why I said "closest." You can like the NFL without liking the Green Bay Packers. You dont have to embody every damn characteristic. And that doesnt make you a hypocrit

[ZrazorRozenstrauch]

@gocrusaderz Which would make her a hypocrite?

[gocrusaderz]

@ZrazorRozenstrauch She says it was the closest. She also has condemned slavery.

[ZrazorRozenstrauch]

So the United States during the 18th century represents Ayn Rand's ideal vision of a society that protected individual rights.

But the United States permitted white people to own black slaves during the 18th century.

So much for that, eh?