EU referendum, brexit and the aftermath

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Brommers in reply to @hugo7

Even if you wanted to use the drug industry as an example, is that "true" capitalism? Or does the use of illegal force invalidate it.

Arguably the drug industry as currently constituted in places like Honduras isn't "true" capitalism because it's predicated on drugs being illegal, which substantially affects the supply/demand dynamic. A true no-holds-barred capitalist would make all drugs legal and freely saleable. At which point the profit margins in drug dealing shrink substantially and it all gets taken over my large corporations.

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Stonehedge in reply to @Brommers

See Fentanyl, valium, Prozac etc to see what happens . Tobacco for that matter.

It's not pretty.

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Brommers in reply to @Stonehedge

The current situation regarding drugs, illegal/prescription/legal isn't that much of a looker either though. Trying to restrict the sale of highly-addictive and sought-after substances through supply-side restrictions has never had a particularly good track record. Unless you're a gangster, in which case it's the best thing ever.

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