“We seem to have lost our belief in a market economy somewhat and our trust that letting go can lead to something great,” he said. “The government does not have to subsidise and compensate for everything. People flourish in freedom, as does innovation. And that is what we need to drive up productivity.”
Separate article with more details on the proposed budget.
The market has brought us a wrecked climate knowingly purpetrated by big oil, pfas in our bodies knowingly brought to us by big chemical companies. Microplastics by the companies that sold us the recycling lies. Companies cutting corners and risking our lives in the process… the market cannot regulate them… only governments can. And this needs to start with putting the CEOs of these large companies in jail. The board of Shell, Exxon, BP, 3M all knew what they where doing to us. And did it anyway.
The companies that made the outside cladding of the grenfell tower, VW and Bosch with their defeat device for environmental testing… all knowing. Slave labor in clothing making… The list is depressing and seemingly endless.
The (ultra) rich are ignoring laws, dodging taxes, flying private jets while they gaslight us that WE need to be conscious about what we buy and how we recycle.
The market has failed us, and we need a government to F-ing fix it. By regulating companies, holding companies to account and also individuals within companies, especially C level and boards. A free market needs strong oversight to prevent the excesses we see…
Because at this point, for most people, the free market that is yammered about by these people is a glutenous psychopath that will sell us all for spare parts if it thinks it can get away with it.