bsmall23d ago
> “Did somebody dream there is some way that the government doesn’t need us?” Andreas continues. “What in the hell would they do with the farm program without us?”
> For all ADM’s size, the question now is not whether the government can survive without ADM but whether ADM can survive without the government.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/1995/07/dwaynes-world/
#uspol #CalPol guffaz of Beccera saying "We need Chevron" reminded me of ADM's family saying the government needs #ADM.. great article about #FreeMarkets being BS...
#XavierBecerra #CalGov
https://envirovoters.org/becerra-is-wrong-about-big-oil/
Dwayne’s World

Dwayne Andreas has made a fortune with the help of politicians from Hubert Humphrey to Bob Dole. But, he says, their talk of "free markets" is just wind.

Mother Jones
Big Blu Gnu6d ago

It is an axiom that you get less of what you tax. Tariffs (really a kind of excise tax) are a textbook example of the United States getting less of what it taxes, namely raw materials from abroad ... and rubber.

https://reason.com/2026/05/15/a-north-carolina-goodyear-plant-is-the-latest-victim-of-trumps-misguided-tariffs-and-costly-iran-war/

#DonaldTrump #economics #freeMarkets #freeTrade #NorthCarolina #tariffs #taxation #Thailand #TrumpAdministration #USPolitics

A North Carolina Goodyear plant is the latest victim of Trump's tariffs and Iran War

Another example of the flawed logic behind the Trump administration's tariff policies: You can't make a tire without rubber, and the U.S. doesn't produce rubber.

Reason.com
M. GrégoireMay 14

"Sweden is choosing capitalism. Social spending as percentage of GDP is now 24%, lower than most of Northern Europe. Sweden has surpassed the US in billionaires per capita. School choice is universal, one in ten teens goes to a school operated by a company listed on the Stockholm stock exchange. Taxes have been cut three years in a row. Sweden has seen "more than 500 [IPOs] over the 10 years through 2024, more than Germany, France, the Netherlands and Spain combined"

1/2

#Sweden #FreeMarkets

PoliticerApr 27

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/04/27/What-Pierre-Poilievre-Economic-Hero/

#LindsayTedds #AdamSmith #PierrePoilievre #Poilievre #Capitalism #Libertarianism #FreeMarket #FreeMarkets #Conservatism

What Pierre Poilievre Doesn’t Get About His Economic Hero | The Tyee

Adam Smith wasn’t a conservative and knew markets could fail, even if Poilievre says otherwise.

The Tyee
Show threadPaul HealeyApr 27
@alineblankertz Relevant to the claim on your wall: [@georgemonbiot\.bsky\.social](https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/georgemonbiot.bsky.social) Why Neoliberalism given captive markets are not free? It is after all the Neoconservatives of both parties who have and are selling us out to antitrust monopolies and their fascist tech lords. [\#Neoliberalism](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neoliberalism) [\#Neoconservatism](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neoconservatism) [\#Neocons](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neocons) [\#Neofascists](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neofascists) [\#Neonazis](https://universeodon.com/tags/Neonazis) [\#CaptiveMarkets](https://universeodon.com/tags/CaptiveMarkets) [\#DoublespeakEmpires](https://universeodon.com/tags/DoublespeakEmpires)
[\#FreeMarkets](https://universeodon.com/tags/FreeMarkets) [\#EthicalMarkets](https://universeodon.com/tags/EthicalMarkets) [\#EthicalMarketsAreFree](https://universeodon.com/tags/EthicalMarketsAreFree)
George Monbiot (@georgemonbiot.bsky.social)

Ungainly on land

Bluesky Social
Show threadPaul HealeyApr 27
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social Why Neoliberalism given captive markets are not free? It is after all the Neoconservatives of both parties who have and are selling us out to antitrust monopolies and their fascist tech lords. #Neoliberalism #Neoconservatism #Neocons #Neofascists #Neonazis #CaptiveMarkets #DoublespeakEmpires
#FreeMarkets #EthicalMarkets #EthicalMarketsAreFree
Bharath UpendraApr 27

ONLY THE RICH CAN AFFORD TO BE LIBERAL

I have no formal training in political theory. I haven't read Rawls or Locke. My political education came from living around poor people, middle class people, people with caste and religion, people fighting for survival with whatever ideology was available. So my views aren't academic. I think liberalism is something only people with money can afford to believe in. I grew up around people who couldn't afford the luxury of abstract politics. When your problem is whether you'll eat tomorrow […]

https://ridiculousbharath.wordpress.com/2026/04/27/only-the-rich-can-afford-to-be-liberal/

Subconscious ProxyMar 24

The data center water panic has a better answer: Water markets
https://reason.com/2026/03/24/the-data-center-water-panic-has-a-better-answer-water-markets/

#DataCenters #ArtificialIntelligence #WaterMarkets #Economics #Sustainability #PublicPolicy #TechNews #Environment #FreeMarkets #Infrastructure

Big Blu GnuMar 9

On this day, 250 years ago, Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith laid the first groundwork for classical economics with his magnum opus, The Wealth of Nations, which challenged the prevailing European attitude favoring mercantilism. A full copy can be read on Wikisource (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations).

#year1776 #AdamSmith #classicalEconomics #freeMarkets #liberalism #mercantilism #TheWealthOfNations

The Wealth of Nations - Wikisource, the free online library

Dave FreedmanFeb 23
Trump "has wielded the powers of the federal bureaucracy to pressure executives, sometimes in ways that blur the lines between his policy objectives and his personal business interests."
#kleptocracy #capitalism #freemarkets
Trump’s Challenge to Free Market Capitalism https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/business/economy/trump-republicans-economy-capitalism.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
Trump’s Challenge to Free Market Capitalism

Stakes in private companies. Handshake deals with chief executives. The president’s economic policy has drifted far from principles that long defined the Republican Party. Is it capitalism at all?

The New York Times