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Ep. 90 - The Overwhelming Beauty of Free Markets | Jeffrey Tucker
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Ep. 90 - The Overwhelming Beauty of Free Markets | Jeffrey Tucker

This week's interview is with Jeff Tucker. We're talking about how capitalism fits into the bigger picture. Libertarians tend to assume that everybody values the creation of wealth, and therefore free markets are important. But why make this assumption? Perhaps free markets create wealth at the cost of personal or spiritual impoverishment. What to think about this objection?

We also address the staggering beauty and complexity of free markets, illustrated in proper Jeff Tucker style: by telling the romantic story of tuna fish in a vending machine.

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