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☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻“Asked about people putting bumper stickers on their <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Teslas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Teslas</a> declaring they bought it before “Elon was crazy”, Musk said: “There are also people buying it because Elon’s crazy, or however they may view it. Yes, we’ve lost some sales, perhaps, on the left, but we’ve gained them on the right.”Musk was *visibly shaken* when discussing the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#activists</a>’ campaign against him and his cars, saying they were “evil” and on the wrong side of history.“What’s wrong with these people? *I’ve not harmed anyone*. So, something needs to be done about them. *A number of them are going to prison*, and they deserve it.” Asked whether he took the attacks <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/personally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#personally</a>, he said: “Yes.”Free market forces in action ☺️<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Smith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Smith</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Markets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Markets</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/FreeMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeMarkets</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/competition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#competition</a> <<a href="https://archive.md/YGhkg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.md/YGhkg</a>> / <<a href="https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/bruised-and-angry-elon-musk-says-he-will-cut-back-on-political-spending-20250521-p5m0vm.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/bruised-and-angry-elon-musk-says-he-will-cut-back-on-political-spending-20250521-p5m0vm.html</a>> (paywall)

Richard Rathe<a href="https://wandering.shop/@susankayequinn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@susankayequinn</a> "it's pollution in our lungs & exploitation of people & burning of the planet & degradation of civil society"Economists refer to these as "externalities"... often not hidden (air pollution in LA is pretty obvious) as much as unaccounted for..."Externalities often occur when the production or consumption of a product or service's private price equilibrium cannot reflect the true costs or benefits of that product or service for society as a whole.... since resources can be better allocated, externalities are an example of market failure."👉 <a href="https://c.im/tags/MarketFailure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarketFailure</a> 👈 is the key concept. So called <a href="https://c.im/tags/FreeMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeMarkets</a> are often incomplete, because not all of the <a href="https://c.im/tags/StakeHolders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StakeHolders</a> are at the bargaining table.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality</a>Even the oft quoted-out-of-context "libertarian" economist <a href="https://c.im/tags/FriedrichHayek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FriedrichHayek</a> allowed that there were some areas of economic activity that could not be addressed by free or open markets... <a href="https://c.im/tags/publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publichealth</a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollution</a> to name just two. [Graphic is from an article by Patrick Miner et al 2024.]

toussaintwestern capitalism is just all scams now: this country only works for large corporations, everything that happens is based on who gets the cash and who doesnt. if you dont have bribe money, you cant compete <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FreeMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeMarkets</a> <a href="https://montanafreepress.org/2025/03/03/house-lawmaker-resigns-after-bruising-battles-on-vape-bills/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://montanafreepress.org/2025/03/03/house-lawmaker-resigns-after-bruising-battles-on-vape-bills/</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Bezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bezos</a> said on Wed he would mandate the paper’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/opinions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opinions</a> section to focus on supporting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeMarkets</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PersonalLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PersonalLiberties</a>, saying those pieces w/opposing views can “be left to be published by others.”The move was rebuked by current & former <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WashingtonPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WashingtonPost</a> staffers, though it was praised in a trolling post by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s WH.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MartyBaron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MartyBaron</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FourthEstate</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#media</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreePress</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#censorship</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#propaganda</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trumpaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trumpaganda</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ViewPointDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ViewPointDiscrimination</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a>

Coach Pāṇini ®For the capitalists, the affluent, and wealthy with incentives to maintain a healthy market economy

Dave JohnsonGet the money from where the money went

Queer Lit CatsNew Yorker: The Free-Market Fundamentalism of Argentina’s Javier Milei <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-free-market-fundamentalism-of-argentinas-javier-milei" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-free-market-fundamentalism-of-argentinas-javier-milei</a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/NewYorker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewYorker</a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a>/OurColumnists <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Libertarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Libertarianism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/FreeMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeMarkets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Argentina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Argentina</a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Economics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a>

Cory DoctorowLong thread/6

toussaint<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FreeMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeMarkets</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CapitalismIsKillingYOU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CapitalismIsKillingYOU</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/18/gigantic-power-of-meat-industry-blocking-green-alternatives-study-finds?CMP=share_btn_tw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/18/gigantic-power-of-meat-industry-blocking-green-alternatives-study-finds?CMP=share_btn_tw</a>

Christopher Hudson<a href="https://kolektiva.social/@dsdamato" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@dsdamato</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeMarkets</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeMigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeMigration</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeWilly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeWilly</a>

toussaintthe weekend before JPM bought First Republic, they lead a group of banks that gave FR $30B, and then they 'bought' the bank with a super low interest $50B loan from the FDIC. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FreeMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeMarkets</a> working as intended <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CapitalismIsKillingYOU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CapitalismIsKillingYOU</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/StrikeReady2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StrikeReady2024</a> <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/01/jamie-dimon-jpmorgan-first-republic.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/01/jamie-dimon-jpmorgan-first-republic.html</a>

Dr. Mark TrexlerOn today's episode of The Realignment podcast, my son Marshall Kosloff interviews Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway about their new book The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market. It’s an interesting book, although long (22 hours on Audible). But if you thought that market fundamentalism started with Milton Friedman, you're only off by ~100 years. Recommend the book and the podcast! <a href="https://youtu.be/pmRb4HhoGnU" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/pmRb4HhoGnU</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreeMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeMarkets</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Capitalism</a>

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