The Political Compass: page 2

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Does the guy who made that test know how many words his misspelled?

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People are ultimately divided more by class than by nationality.
No.

Controlling inflation is more important than controlling unemployment.
Sure.

Because corporations cannot be trusted to voluntarily protect the environment, they require regulation.
Yeah.

From each according to his ability, to each according to his need is a fundamentally good idea.
That line is used to argue against freedom itself.

It's a sad reflection on our society that something as basic as drinking water is now a bottled, branded consumer product.
So don't buy it.

Land shouldn't be a commodity to be bought and sold.
Except that it should.

It is regrettable that many personal fortunes are made by people who simply manipulate money and contribute nothing to their society.
So many fortunes are not made.

Protectionism is sometimes necessary in trade.
I guess.

The only social responsibility of a company should be to deliver a profit to its shareholders.
Basically.

The rich are too highly taxed.
Everyone is too highly taxed.

Those with the ability to pay should have the right to higher standards of medical care .
Yeah.

Governments should penalise businesses that mislead the public.
Yes.

A genuine free market requires restrictions on the ability of predator multinationals to create monopolies.
Sure.

The freer the market, the freer the people.
Of course. But a free market does not necessarily mean you have freedom.

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If the market is freer, the people are freer. What else do you think the market is?

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It doesn't matter whether freer is a good thing or not. You just agreed that the people are freer.

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No enterprise can oppress anyone. Any exchange in the free market is optional.

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Enterprises could still be exploitative even if it's legal and optional.

You can't be optionally exploited.

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No enterprise can oppress anyone. Any exchange in the free market is optional.

Free markets require full information.
No company is interested in providing full information.

Any exchange in the free market is optional? Right. The rich and the poor are equally free to sleep under the bridge.

You don't need full information about a product to buy it.

And yes, the rich and poor are equally free to sleep under the bridge.

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Well, of course, to an extent. There is no way to have full information on whether or not you'll like a product, but you're free to only buy goods that have a return policy on them.