I don't know if you really believe what you're saying or are just a troll, but calling absolutely every idea that tries to curtail economic rent (which is bad for free market) communism doesn't help anyone.
Free markets are defined by the rules that govern them, not their absence. That requires a government that is... yes... *in control* of business and private wealth, and setting boundaries.
Arguing that this can be done corruptly or badly isn't a blanket argument against all efforts to address the problem, any more than you can argue that we should get rid of all police because some of them over there acted badly.
Property is a prime candidate for overhauling the rules of buying and selling. Government putting restrictions on private wealth and rent-seeking behavior IS NOT COMMUNISM.
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Free markets are defined by the rules that govern them, not their absence. That requires a government that is... yes... *in control* of business and private wealth, and setting boundaries.
Arguing that this can be done corruptly or badly isn't a blanket argument against all efforts to address the problem, any more than you can argue that we should get rid of all police because some of them over there acted badly.
Property is a prime candidate for overhauling the rules of buying and selling. Government putting restrictions on private wealth and rent-seeking behavior IS NOT COMMUNISM.