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CC on February 18, 2021 at 10:55 pm
Idea: The myth of more choice in the free market model
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To reverse inequality, we need to expose the myth of the ‘free market’
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/comm

We need an informed public that sees through the poisonous myth billionaires want us to believe: that income is a measure of your market worth
Mickey on February 18, 2021 at 10:52 pm
Idea: The myth of more choice in the free market model
Link: https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/monty-don-t...

Supermarkets sure reduce choice when they put local business out of business then offer a handful of options. Though not sure if Don is right on this one. Re this article:

Monty Don thinks supermarkets reduce choice — Adam Smith Institute
Link: https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/m

This is not a contention which survives any interaction with reality : Supermarket plant sales are reducing customers’ choice, says Gardeners’ World presenter Monty Don. Nurseries increasingly focus on plants that can be mass produced so the big stores can sell them cheaply, he says. “You h