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posted on Librti Social to , You Just Might Be A Canadian Libertarian

You might be a CDN libertarian if you feel that Crony-Capitalism is the enemy. One of the central principles of Libertarians is a strong belief in a free market. Now you may think that Canada is a free market/Capitalist society; unfortunately, that is not true. What Canada and the US have is not Free-market Capitalism. It is Crony Capitalism, which is big business getting big and staying big because of huge donations to political parties. In turn, the businesses want to turn the heat up on regulations that big businesses can handle with relative ease but will force small business entrepreneurs to struggle to grow or close altogether because they cannot compete or comply. These include ineffective safety legislation, mandatory unionization, and mandatory licensing/certifications. Big business is also first in line for tailor-made government contracts that end up arbitrary, ensuring that small business isn't compliant to bid on. 

Small businesses are seen as the enemy of big business. Why? Because as of Dec 2017, businesses with less than 100 employees comprise 97.9% of all businesses in Canada and only 0.2% over 500 employees. Small Business Entrepreneurs are more effective at navigating changes in the market and reacting to serve customer needs better, which means that these businesses will grow naturally faster because they are serving people's wants and needs more effectively. 

If you think about recent lockdowns, who was open for business and who was closed. I'll give you a hint, large restaurant franchises kept open while "mom & pop" restaurants were forced to close, even if they could operate safely.

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