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He's borrowing from Mises, who said a functioning stock market is a useful way to sort mixed economies into "capitalist" and "socialist".

Personally, I agree with Hoppe that all "mixed" economies are just versions of socialism. A capitalist society, by definition, respects private property rights and voluntary interactions between consenting adults.
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DataNostrum 2y ago

What are all the hallmarks or litmus tests of a "mixed" economy?

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Undisciplined 2y ago

I just think it's a misnomer. They're just socialist economies that allow people different freedoms, but none of them fundamentally respect private property rights.

Another way to put it is that socialist governments claim the ultimate right to use of all property. A capitalist "government" would respect the individual's ultimate right to decide how their property is used.