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Originally Posted by dc_dux
For me its simple...an unregulated free market leads to the greatest abuses (of workers, the environment, product safety, etc) and the greatest disparities between the "haves and have nots".
A solution....a constitutional amendment...along the lines of "a well regulated" militia....how about a "well regulated" economy?
j/k with the amendment...but de-regulation is not the answer....and it never has been.
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Actually, DC, I think it's a very productive start. However, I would think there needs to be some elaboration on "well-regulated". Do we mean well regulated as in a well done job of regulation, or lots and lots and lots of regulation? That I think is the tar baby here.
I will say as a person who leans towards neoliberalism, capitalism, I don't really have a problem with SOME regulation. I do see TOO MUCH regulation as being strangling and detrimental to business and the overall economy in general.
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Originally Posted by roachboy
jorgelito--neoliberalism is not the same as capitalism in general.
protestant evangelicals who refer to themselves as christians are not the same as christianity in general.
this should be simple.
i don't understand why there's such a problem with this.
we'll see what happens with aig tomorrow....
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That's a good analogy Roach, very clear and understandable, thank you.
The problem is because the terms are used loosely and in a variety of ways causing confusion, in a similar manner as your Christian analogy.
So, what do you think of the rest of the post?
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ADD: Well it looks like the Feds are going to "bail out" AIG with a $85 billion loan.