Corbyn: "First it's the free market."

"Mr Speaker. The unknown, unwanted, unpopular anti-Republican stag have attempted to pass the Buy Falleen, Hire Falleen Act. 
First it's the free market. Then it's the free people. I thought we had moved on from a time where free markets were seen as evil. Mr Speaker, it's a simple fact. The freer the market, the freer the people. When this government introduce intervention and regulations on where to buy products, that's when we see true state control; that's when the markets become enclaved and enslaved. Mr Speaker, if the Liberals vote for this; they cannot call themselves liberals. If the Socialists vote for this; they cannot call themselves socialists. If the Conservatives vote for this, they cannot call themselves conservatives. But, no, oh no. We don't talk economics with this government. That's the no go zone. When you do, they tell you they haven't yet discussed economic terms. We are a year into this government and they haven't discussed their economic terms. What a disgrace. 
Mr Speaker, cut simply, put simply, for these simpletons, you cannot restrict the free marker. That is not how you encourage growth. Further simplified for those dimwits, Mr Speaker, "Buy Falleentium" will cost jobs and make us all poorer. Now we get to the nitty bones of economics, and I don't care if those morons sitting opposite cannot wrap their heads around it. Ready?
All economists have said this is a stupid idea. But OK, why listen to the experts? Let's look at the facts. We must buy things where they are cheapest. The less money you spend, the more money you have. Simple, huh. Anytime we can use fewer resources and less labor to produce one thing, that leaves more for other things we can't afford. If we save money buying abroad, we can make and buy other products.
Do they understand that? Well, why don't we indulge further, Mr Speaker.
A huge part of the history of mankind is an increase in the division of labor. And that division of labor goes across national boundaries. Which creates wealth—and jobs. Mr Speaker, a famous and well respected economists once said: 'Look beyond the immediate effects and beneficiaries. You may be accomplishing the opposite of what you intend.' 
Interfering with peaceful exchange is never a good idea. The great Richard Cobden was right when he praised free trade for 'drawing men together, thrusting aside the antagonism of race, and creed, and language, and uniting us in the bonds of eternal peace.'
Buy Falleentium is economic poison! Protectionism is not the right answer.
An encouragement to just "buy Falleentium" will result in fewer businesses, fewer goods and services, and fewer jobs in industries other than those that heavily supply inputs to infrastructure projects.
Mr Speaker, first it's the free market. Then it's the free people."
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