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Old 05-08-2009, 03:02 PM   #37 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ratbastid View Post
I prefer to think of those systems as generally "helping" pure capitalism. Or perhaps "compensating for the staggering weakness of pure capitalism to serve the needs of the general public".

But you're right that they soften the pureness of pure capitalism.
If "pure" capitalism is defined as "making as much return on your investment as possible", then things like OSHA, the EPA and Minimum Wage are all systems that hamper it. I'm not sure many would argue that those are bad things
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