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Obviously not. People treat each other horribly in the least economically free countries. I think the pattern generally holds as you move along the spectrum, too.


Correlation does not imply causation. The social and government restrictions that allow capitalism to function (enforcement of contracts, property rights, police/military protection, etc) also prevent lots of bad moral behavior.




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