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		croes 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Most Americans just don't matter to the economy li... Only one of them is called free market

bell-cot 10 months ago | [–]

Thus glossing over the fact that most slave societies offer the freedom to market your slaves.

fc417fc802 10 months ago | [–]

Free market refers to market participants being free to pick and choose transaction terms for themselves. It is entirely unrelated to the presence or absence of slavery.

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