Why do they ignore class inequalities?

Economics is not a leftist ideology. And if you think all of academia is mere left-wing propaganda, then there is something beyond your political views that is out of touch with reality.

I never claimed that.

Freedom to travel across international borders is only fair; after all, a critical part of liberty is being able to choose where you want to live.

Not if you aren't a citizen who lives there. Its not taking their liberty from them, since they don;t live in the country under its jurisdiction. If there were an international minarchist state things could be different, but that wouldn't happen.

What you said previously, especially your comments on immigration controls and economics

The Austrian School of Economics, abolition of central banks such as the Fed or the Bank of England in favour of competing currencies, extrmely low tax, almost no state intvervention in the economy or society at all - thats not consistent with tory or UKIP ideas. Most of them think my views are crazy.

And believe me, those two parties would abolish the NHS in a heartbeat if they thought they could get away with it.

No, I don't think so. It could nevr happen with status quo (i.e. all) biased partisan politics.

And as for anarcho-capitalism? Feudalism in practice.

You can only say that if you are ignorant of both medieval feudalism and austrian economics.

UKIP is especially like that- they want lower taxes, less regulation, etc etc etc.

they had some libertarian-esuqe rhetoric from Farage, but are increasingly moving in the direction of center-right xenophobia to attract the votes of the white working class.

Before you mentioned free banking, that's what it sounded like.

Free banking is literally no central bank, no federal reserve or bank of england, no national currency, but competing private currencies.

Markets with property rights, perfect information, and respect for law require a state to operate, and in this day and age, a strong state at that.

Perfect information is not one of my assumptions, but it is not necessary for a well functioning economy.

It doesn't require a state to operate since private security/insurance could do it in free markets, but the state would always conquer a stateless region so it wouldn't survive. And a big state, its incapable of doing anything well let a long running an economy.

because your blind hatred of government

I dnt hate it, but I realize that it had to be kept to an absolute minimum.

would lead to a drop in living standards for all but the very, very wealthy

No the coproratist mixed economy is doing that, a free market would mean rising living standards for everyone exponentially.

as corporations would replace the state and limit people's freedoms.

The state created corporations, look it up. Without all the privileges they recieve fromt eh state, corporations would cease to exist. Non-existent corporations can hardly take over...

and at least they pretend to care about the overwhelming majority of people that will be negatively affected by their policies

But free markets would benefit everyone overwhelmingly.

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