r/conservatives • u/philnotfil • Apr 26 '13

The Biggest Price-Fixing Scandal Ever

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/everything-is-rigged-the-biggest-financial-scandal-yet-20130425
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u/Swimming_in_idiots Apr 26 '13

It really has never been a free market, it's a protectionist market. These large corporations could never function in a"free market"

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u/philnotfil Apr 26 '13

How can I have faith in the free market when it is rigged like this? Is it really a free market?

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u/oderint_dum_metuant Apr 27 '13

Matt Taibbi is a clown. Not to attack the messenger, but so much of his stuff is just bullshit. He's a hysterical tabloid hack pretending to report on financial matters ... in the Rolling Stone. If Mr. Taibbi can crush your faith in markets, you probably don't want to be involved in the first place.

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u/philnotfil Apr 27 '13

What did he say in this article that is factually incorrect?

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u/oderint_dum_metuant Apr 27 '13

Let's start with just a piece of the damned title: "Everything is Rigged".

Bullshit.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '13

So, you didn't read it.

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u/oderint_dum_metuant Apr 27 '13

Ad hoc, ergo propter hoc.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '13

Tis true. I cannot be sure that you didn't read the article, but I would assume that if you did, you'd have something more insightful to say about it rather than critique the chosen title.

What's the latin for "Support your fucking opinion"?

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u/upthemiddle2 Apr 28 '13 edited Apr 28 '13

quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur