So let me get this straight, you have insight into the "real agenda" of a broad group of people. With only a few exceptions, this entire group can safely be stereotyped to be elitists who want to exploit the less fortunate so as to enrich themselves. Did I get this right? Does this sum up your view of Libertarians everywhere (minus those who happen to agree with your opinion about labor unions)?
Perhaps you'd like to share your view of others groups? Do you espouse summaries of ethnicities, religious sects, genders and other groups? Or is your insight limited to those who share some political affiliation?
I think you might want to do a little more homework on the shared "values" of Libertarians. Your insight seems to be a little cloudy.
I posit that one of the most prized products of Capitalism and the free market is to reduce the cost for the end consumer and raise the quality of the products and services.
Do not confuse capitalism with the free market.
The "most prized product" -- the goal -- of capitalism is greater wealth for the aristocrats who control the capital.
The free market doesn't have a goal; the whole idea is that it's a decentralized system of actors each pursuing their own goals. Under certain circumstances -- when buyers and sellers meet with equal power, full knowledge, and no externalization of costs -- it can produce reduced costs and better goods and services for the consumer.
Who's goal? Capitalism is a system that evolved over time through the participation of millions of people. It has no planned "goal".
I would opin that it's greatest effects are, in order of greatest value first, freedom/free-will, choice, downward pressure on price, upward pressure on quality, and wealth.
Your cynical assertion that it builds "greater wealth for the aristocrats who control the capital" is inaccurate and sounds like the sour rant of a collectivist.
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So let me get this straight, you have insight into the "real agenda" of a broad group of people. With only a few exceptions, this entire group can safely be stereotyped to be elitists who want to exploit the less fortunate so as to enrich themselves. Did I get this right? Does this sum up your view of Libertarians everywhere (minus those who happen to agree with your opinion about labor unions)? Perhaps you'd like to share your view of others groups? Do you espouse summaries of ethnicities, religious sects, genders and other groups? Or is your insight limited to those who share some political affiliation? I think you might want to do a little more homework on the shared "values" of Libertarians. Your insight seems to be a little cloudy.
Do not confuse capitalism with the free market.
The "most prized product" -- the goal -- of capitalism is greater wealth for the aristocrats who control the capital.
The free market doesn't have a goal; the whole idea is that it's a decentralized system of actors each pursuing their own goals. Under certain circumstances -- when buyers and sellers meet with equal power, full knowledge, and no externalization of costs -- it can produce reduced costs and better goods and services for the consumer.
Who's goal? Capitalism is a system that evolved over time through the participation of millions of people. It has no planned "goal". I would opin that it's greatest effects are, in order of greatest value first, freedom/free-will, choice, downward pressure on price, upward pressure on quality, and wealth. Your cynical assertion that it builds "greater wealth for the aristocrats who control the capital" is inaccurate and sounds like the sour rant of a collectivist.