The Capital Courier -
The Free Market Association, a collection of business owners and supporters of free trade, announced today it will endorse a single political party on Friday, April 19th. In a press release, the FMA, stated that the economic stances of many parties remain unclear and confusing. "Many of the parties have offered only vague economic policies and have utterly failed in providing clear cut statements. Do these parties believe in free trade or protectionism? Do they favor progressive or flat taxes? Do they support minimum wage laws? These are questions for which our members must have answers." This organization, according to its mission's statement, believes that free market economics and free trade that the only proper means by which a nation can enjoy a healthy economy. It also states a strong distrust and dislike for government intrusion and high tax policies. It invites all parties to express their clear economic policies by responding directly to this story and hopes parties will debate the many pressing economic issues facing the Franklin States of America.
Leaders of the NWU and FWA released a joint press release late this afternoon encouraging the pro-worker and pro-labor parties to participate in the FMA economic online debate. "We hope that parties representing the working man will make their voices known in this debate. Any party hoping for labor's support in the upcoming election has a duty to engage and challenge radical free marketers who care more for profit than they do the well being of their fellow citizens."
Recent Wallup polls show deep division and confusion within the Franklin population in regards to economic issues.
The most recent Wallup tracking poll continues to show a tight national race...
If the election were held today, which political party would you support?
LSP: 21%; LRP 19%; Manisrits: 13%; MOR: 8%; Buckeye: 7%; FCP: 20%; CAT: 12%
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Our Party agrees that government should have a very basic role in the market economy. We support and encourage free trade and market competition, discourage predatory pricing, and support basic anti-trust laws.
Our party supports the idea of the government having influence in the following areas:
- property rights
- minimum wage laws
- external costs and benefits
- standards for food/drink and medicine
- outlawing discrimination &
establishing educational programs
- requiring high level corporations/businesses to provide basic benefits for employees
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The MOR Party beleives in a fair, progressive tax policy. We do not wish to overtax the population. A balanced budget amendment (requiring the government to balance the budget at the end of a time period) with a few exceptions, such as during a congressionally approved war, may help us to lower the tax burden on our citzens.
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Our party has stated previously that we beleive that the sole purpose of rules and regulations are to *protect* individuals, not resrict them. If there is no danger to our citizens, the government does not have a responsibility to invervene.
The Liberal Rights Party believes in a free market economy with very little government intervention. The FMA should support us for all of the following reasons...
1) We favor free trade,
2) support equal distribution of taxes, and
3) believe minimum wage should be decided by the corporations and businesses.
The Liberal Rights Party feels that the upcoming debate on the working man is going to be an exciting one. We strongly support the working man and believe that there should be less government control in private and publically owned businesses.
We support a free market economy with minimal government intervention. The FCP supports free trade and believes that minimum wage laws should be required. We have more information on our tax policy on the Free Conservatists Party website. This will hopefully give the public more information on where we stand.
The Free Market Association is pleased that political parties have commented to this post. Our association models its philosophy on the economic revolutionary thinker, Milton Friedman. We agree with him when he wrote that there are some activities by government that cannot be validly justified in a free market. Of these, providing payments to farmers to not grow crops, instituting tariffs or quotas on imports, and minimum wage laws. Could the political parties of Franklin please explain and defend their policies in these areas.
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