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From: lkk@mit-eddie.UUCP (Larry Kolodney)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: education
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Date: Wed, 5-Dec-84 21:21:05 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec  5 21:21:05 1984
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From: act@pur-phy.UUCP (Alex C. Tselis):

"As for fully "free" free enterprise, there
was such a thing once.  It was called "feudalism" and it occurred during
the period known as "The Dark Ages"."

While I agree with the general crux of your message, I'm afraid you are
factually wrong in this case.  The Middle ages (and feudalism) were
distinguished by their marked lack of "free enterprise".  Their was no
"competition" during the middle ages, save competition in war.  Men were
born into castes, from which they had virtually no chance of rising up.

The Liberal movement in Europe (in Europe "Liberal" means free market
conservative) started as a progressive movement, opposed to feudalism.

THere has NEVER really been a free market anywhere.  Even 19th century
Britain's economy was highly influenced by state policy.
-- 
larry kolodney (The Devil's Advocate)

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