[ExI] Belief in Market Efficiency

[samantha]

Stathis Papaioannou wrote:
> 2009/1/31 Fred C. Moulton <moulton at moulton.com> wrote:
> 
>> Regardless of how one feels about regulation it is obvious that slavery
>> can not be part of a free market system.  By definition.  Since the
>> slaves do not have ownership of the results of their labor and more to
>> the point slaves do not have ownership of themselves in being able to
>> determine what kind of work to do; where to live; etc.  I have read that
>> for this reason the term "man stealer" was used as a derogatory term for
>> a slaver owner and/or trader.
> 
> Also,
> 
> 2009/1/31 spike <spike66 at att.net> wrote:
> 
>> The slavers were not free market traders, for there was the threat of force
>> of government to discourage the chattel from rising up and slaying their
>> "owners."  True free markets assume every person equal and free.
> 
> So if the workers are prevented from rising up and taking over the
> results of their labours, is that government interference with the
> free market?
> 

Does anyone really believe that the products are just the results of the 
workers labors versus the capitalist, founders, etc?

- samantha