[gogogodzilla]

But you, instead, would substitute your own will and opinion for that of the actual participants. THAT is what makes your opinion collectivist.

And that's where you are making an assumption. I want the free market to pay a monetary value to their work... and then pay them that value. Why you insist on thinking that means I want *MY* opinion as to their work value be their salary, I'll never know.

But then you go onto say:

But you would disallow free choice to enter into such a situation by fiat - because of your Randian need to measure all worth in only dollars and sense.

Which means you can view my 'Randian' ideas... as collectivist (as show in your first quote). That backs up my assertion that many 'conservatives' here have no clue what a free market is... nor do they care.

[MortMan]

Let me rephrase my observation into a direct question, because you obviously cannot grasp the difference between money and recompense.

Do you believe barter -trading one thing of value for another thing of value - is immoral and should be illegal?