But according to this deep thinker, any policy that broadened 'economic freedom' by lowering taxes and imposing a less onerous regulatory regime would also reduce the freedom of others by increasing wealth and income disparities, reducing labour market programmes for the unemployed and cutting health and education. Argy is obviously the kind of man who cannot grasp that liberty is indivisible. He cannot even grasp that there is no such thing as 'economic freedom'. That is what voluntary exchange is based on. My right to free association is not like a Christmas turkey that is carved up and apportioned.
Rights are indivisible.
By claiming that I only have 'economic rights' the regime has actually taken away all my rights. It has transformed rights into a privilege that it can withdraw anytime it see fit. Reducing taxes and the burden of regulations on business is not, as Argy foolishly suggests, at the expense of consumers. Excessive taxes and regulations curb production. By eliminating them we increase output and the demand for labour.