tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191084196584249823.post2727407326938311662..comments2024-03-21T06:54:52.136-04:00Comments on Wisdom of the West: Free Market Truth in PricingJim H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02088100982761595050noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191084196584249823.post-71742793978806043952011-03-23T13:09:38.110-04:002011-03-23T13:09:38.110-04:00If I were half as articulate as you, I could'v...If I were half as articulate as you, I could've written that last sentence myself. My only point is that this is the field of battle, and hopey-changey DFH idealism is not going to sway anyone in the big boy world. The arguments that change policy have to be real-world 'cause we're playing on their court, with their refs, etc.Jim H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02088100982761595050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191084196584249823.post-47747569083244526802011-03-23T11:19:38.773-04:002011-03-23T11:19:38.773-04:00Kinda simplistic. It would indeed help people mak...Kinda simplistic. It would indeed help people make more informed decisions, if there were true costs, effects, impacts, etc. available for all measures one can apply in one's life.<br /><br />However, as long as there are entities and people who wield disproportionate socio-economic power, and as long as we are a republic and not a full democracy, the free and open nature of a market makes Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com