What's the difference between a drug cartel and the government?

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[–]Noam_Chomsky 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

Drug cartels are free market.

Governments subsidize the wealthy.

[–]goobandit 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Governments subsidize cartels too tho

[–]filbs111 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Arguably a cartel isn't free market. It's better than government in the sense that, although the price is inflated, you can still choose.