{"id":40616,"date":"2021-06-21T08:02:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T12:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=40616"},"modified":"2021-07-02T16:02:02","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T20:02:02","slug":"free-market-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/free-market-system\/","title":{"rendered":"The Free-Market System: Benefits of Supply &#038; Demand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Does the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/free-market-economic-system\/\">free-market system<\/a> help or hinder the national interest? Do you think it&#8217;s better to let the economy run its course or to intervene?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people believe that a free-market system\u2014one in which supply and demand dictate prices for goods\u2014serves the desires of greedy businesses rather than the consumers and the national wealth. But the price system naturally diverts capital and manpower to the industries that produce most efficiently and contribute the most to national wealth.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s why the free-market system is actually better for both consumers and the national interest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Free-Market Price System <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people falsely believe that the price system hurts productivity and national wealth because industries only make goods as long as they\u2019re profitable, which:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Limits productivity and, thus, national wealth<\/li><li>Prevents consumers from having ample supplies of goods<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These opponents of the free-market system argue that instead of producing only enough laptops to meet demand, manufacturers should produce as many laptops as their factories can put out. In their view, this approach would prevent laptop shortages and price hikes due to limited supply. However, this view overlooks the fact that <strong>there is a finite amount of capital and manpower to produce those goods, meaning that all industries can\u2019t produce at full steam at all times.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an analogy, if a family is stranded on a desert island, they divide the labor in order to survive: The children find firewood, the father finds food, and the mother cooks it. Each family member is an industry producing a type of good. Once the children find enough firewood for the day, it doesn\u2019t help the family if they continue making an ever-growing pile of firewood\u2014their manpower is better spent switching to another task, such as collecting water. Similarly, not only does a nation <em>not need<\/em> an endless supply of every type of good, but the nation is actually <em>harmed<\/em> by such an indiscriminate production system, because it creates too much of unneeded goods and not enough of needed goods.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The price system naturally adjusts prices based on supply and demand. The price of goods naturally fluctuates to reflect consumers\u2019 demands, the market\u2019s supplies, and the cost of production. This price system keeps money flowing to the most productive and efficient industries. In other words,<strong> every dollar that consumers spend is a vote for production in that industry.<\/strong> Here is a step-by-step example of the effect of supply and demand on pricing:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Consumers demand more laptops be available in the market, and they\u2019re willing to pay more for them.<\/li><li>The price of laptops rises.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Laptop manufacturers make more profits.<\/li><li>Laptop manufacturers expand their laptop production.<\/li><li>Other technology companies begin making laptops in order to get a piece of the profits.<\/li><li>The supply of laptops balloons.<\/li><li>The price of laptops drops.<\/li><li>Profits from laptop production drop.<\/li><li>Laptop manufacturers who don\u2019t produce efficiently go out of business.<\/li><li>Only the most efficient laptop manufacturers remain in business.<\/li><li>The supply of laptops remains steady or decreases.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If profits for laptop production didn\u2019t fall, laptop manufacturers would continue making an endless supply of laptops, which would exceed demand and take resources away from the production of goods that consumers needed more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Profits Are Critical to Supply and Demand<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fallacy:<\/strong> Out-of-control profits should be limited for the sake of everyone else\u2019s wealth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reality:<\/strong> Profits help regulate supply and demand in order to keep production at optimum levels.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an effort to set wages and costs that benefit everyone, taxpayers and legislators are inclined to look at the astronomical profits of certain companies and believe that the companies\u2019 executives are greedily hoarding profits while their workers are fighting for a living wage. In response, the government occasionally proposes limiting companies\u2019 profits to levels it considers more reasonable\u2014but those limitations would actually limit productivity, which would hurt employment and overall wealth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A policy to limit profits is based on a misunderstanding of:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How much most companies actually make in profits<\/li><li>The role profits play in supply and demand<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>First,<strong> the high profits of certain standout companies don\u2019t represent the average profits of most companies.<\/strong> A large portion of companies spend many years operating on losses, and many go out of business within just a few years. A small, elite group of companies actually makes the kinds of off-the-charts profits that spur proposals for imposing ceilings on profits. (Shortform note: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/markets\/2016\/03\/02\/6-companies-make-50-us-profit\/81175914\/\">In 2016, just 6 percent of companies made 50 percent of corporate profits in the U.S.<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second, <strong>profits play a critical role in regulating supply to meet demand. <\/strong>When a company makes large profits, it\u2019s because demand for its product is high. The profits allow the company to expand its production by buying more equipment and hiring more workers. The profits also attract even more investors to help further production, and this continues until the demand is met. At that point, profits fall again to average or below-average levels.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally,<strong> profits put pressure on corporate leaders to constantly find more efficient and affordable methods of producing goods. <\/strong>A company doesn\u2019t increase profits by raising prices, because consumers will simply turn to one of the company\u2019s competitors\u2014the only way a company can get an edge over its competitors is to cut production costs (assuming that the quality is the same among competing companies\u2019 products). As a result, profits reveal and reward the companies that make their goods most efficiently and affordably, and enable those efficient companies to make even <em>more<\/em> goods, which contributes to national wealth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, profits motivate investors to support companies, which keeps production and employment healthy. 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