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The Theory Of Free Market Economics

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When I came back to Oregon after spending four years in the Marine Corps, I quickly became interested in politics. In 2013 I was introduced to the concepts of free market economics, a system where the consumer decides the prices of goods or services without the intervention of the government or any other authority. In Sandel 's "Justice" I found that his writing on libertarianism to be somewhat confusing and written with an agenda. Sandel quotes Nozick saying, "only a minimal state, limited to enforcing contracts and protecting people against force, theft and fraud is justified." I believe Sandel uses this as an attempt to explain the Non-aggression principle, without actually explaining anything in depth. The non-aggression principle- the NAP is easily the most important aspect of having a free market. The number one misconception that people have about libertarian beliefs and the free market is that with deregulation comes anarchy (a perpetual state of chaos, without rules.) The non-aggression principle is the key component that makes libertarianism work. A free market if followed offers a maximization of economic and monetary security if the NAP; it leads to complete non-interventionist economy. The best way to maximize peace is to remove any justification for dynamic, aggressive force (i.e. Institutions of the state) the concepts of government welfare programs can be taken over by the moral obligation to help your fellow man. Historically the state breeds war, in

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