Free Market Failures

Comments debate the limitations and failures of free markets in solving societal problems, often sarcastically questioning claims that markets can handle everything.

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Sample Comments

paulryanrogers Mar 7, 2023 View on HN

The market cannot solve all problems.

kerkeslager Jun 30, 2021 View on HN

Yet another case where letting the free market handle things results in bad outcomes.

turnsout Dec 26, 2023 View on HN

Wait, I thought the free market would solve everything! /s

triceratops Jul 20, 2020 View on HN

Can't the free market sort that out?

mkr-hn Jun 20, 2021 View on HN

It seems like the free market created the problem we're trying to solve here.

unethical_ban Feb 11, 2024 View on HN

Just goes to show that free markets aren't always the best for the citizens of a country.

amelius Apr 2, 2016 View on HN

Somehow the free market is failing us here. Not sure how to diagnose this.

campl3r Aug 19, 2021 View on HN

citation needed. Why do "we know" that markets can't solve these issues?

WalterBright Nov 18, 2025 View on HN

What market failure are you seeing here?

warfangle May 2, 2016 View on HN

But then we wouldn't be applying the invisible hand of the market to fix things!