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This is wrong. Either: 1) You don't know what libertarianism is 2) You don't read the economist very closely 3) You meant liberalism Given you think that t
by reqres 9y ago
This is wrong.
Either:
1) You don't know what libertarianism is
2) You don't read the economist very closely
3) You meant liberalism
Given you think that the economist dogmatically believes in less tax, regulation and trade barriers, it seems more likely you don't actually read the newspaper very closely.
Take healthcare in US for instance. The economist consistently favours more government intervention and higher taxation with a single payer health system. Just taking one example from the current Europe editor (I think): http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2013/09/health-care-reform http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2013/09/he...
> In fact, government intervention is often necessary in order to bring comprehensibility to a bewildering private landscape.
- notahacker 9y agoYeah. The Economist is pretty squarely located in the [British] political centre
- vostok 9y agoI was going to say that it's center right, but Brexit has made me realize that Britain's center is more to the right than I realized.
- coldtea 9y agoIt's just that the "left" has abandoned its traditional place (supporting the Brexit) and sided with the large neoliberal elites in favor of their preferred bureaucracy that is the EU.
- randomsearch 9y agoSorry, that should have been "neoliberalism", but it is true that the economist is also libertarian to a great extent. Yes, I do think the economist is dogmatic. If you think it isn't, you probably don't read very widely.
- FabHK 9y ago> dogmatic Disagree. They certainly hold several positions very dear, and you might say axiomatically, but I'd say because they've proven to be fruitful. And they have changed their mind (sometimes reluctantly) on some issues, such as austerity.