Presidential election, 2016

[Warren Dew]

(01-09-2017, 04:36 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: I admit though I am curious What parts of neo-liberalism do you think I approve of (which you presumably don't), that aren't part of classical liberalism, Warren Dew?

Offhand, since you think political elites can do no wrong, no doubt you approve of the top down, big government, EU imposition of austerity on Greece.  That's definitely part of neoliberalism that isn't part of classical liberalism.

Come to think of it, austerity itself, since it involves increased tax rates, is another part of neoliberalism that isn't part of classical liberalism.  You may not approve of austerity as a package, but I bet you approve of the increased tax rates part of it.

I'm sure there are

Quote:I can't help remembering your statement that it was Reagan's success that got you interested in classical liberalism.

I didn't make any such statement, though I might have made a statement you interpreted that way.  The economics parts of classical liberalism I got interested in from reading Milton Friedman's Newsweek column in the early 1970s.  The personal liberty part I think I was born with.