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Originally Posted by roachboy
the idea that the united states has been anything like a "free market" fantasy at any point since world war 2 is laughable
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The closest thing the U.S. ever had to a free market was the laissez-faire circus of the 19th century. You know, the robber barons of oil, steel, railroad, and finance. The era of unfair business practices, abuse of labour, and ridiculous amassing of wealth held in very few hands. But, even then, it wasn't a purely free market. High tariffs were implemented to protect these businessmen...I mean, companies.
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Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 06-22-2009 at 06:52 AM..
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