Quote (Goomshill @ Jun 6 2019 02:51pm)
Are you going to pretend that neoliberalism/neoconservativism doesn't revolve around a core tenet of (at least ostensibly) free-market capitalism? Its the defining trait. They don't have to be Ayn Rand for us to say that they've let US corporations, bankers, the energy sector and multinationals run their own shows with minimal regulation. Its more than a bit hyberbolic to suggest that politicians who are themselves beholden to corporate interests are big government statists. Hillary Clinton didn't campaign on a platform of nationalizing the industries and creating a centrally planned economy.
And yet the samepeople who harp on austrian free market economics in a domestic sphere will happily intervene overseas to warp geopolitics to favor our economic interests, propping up puppet governments to run our sweatshops and picking judges to arbitrate corporate disputes. They used to proudly champion those free market principles- granted now they do it at a whisper as the democratic socialists and republican populists are seething- but they fling them out the window when it comes to trade.
Can you name any neocons or neolibs that harp on austrian economics?
Hillary and George W are big Mises fans I've heard (about 2 seconds ago from reading your post)
Keynesianism and its bastardized implemented forms aren't austrian econ. Neither are bailouts and massive government spending and intervention in the economy.
Some politicians give lip service to free markets or free trade, which isn't specifically Austrian, and then support government continually expanding its size and scope and tomes of regulations.
Politicians catering to lobbyists doesnt mean they cant be big government statists. That doesn't make any sense.
Huge corporations are often the ones pushing regulations and subsidies to squeeze out competitors and benefit themselves. Thats not austrian economics or minimal regulation.
This post was edited by cambovenzi on Jun 6 2019 01:13pm