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Originally Posted by roachboy
ace, dear, what on earth are you prattling on about now?
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Just that there are exceptional people who come up with exceptional ideas that actually benefit the world. Exeptionalism, is not always motivated by greed or even a pressing need to solve an immediate problem. Oh, that supply often comes before demand, oh, just more supply side drivel - you know same o', same o'. And, I was wondering that if in your infinite wisdom of what motivates people if Newton wanted people to starve too?
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Originally Posted by Tully Mars
Ace- I've seen the US population come together and work for a common cause I don't think, by nature, they're a greedy people. Allowing poor US children to die because their family lacks the ability to pay for medical treatment while paying for medical treatments for poor people in other countries seems completely crazy to me.
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Did I say "greedy"? I think people put themselves first, a bit different than greed. Although there are some greedy people, I would not say that is the nature of man. People will meet their own needs before thinking about the needs of others. If by nature the people of the US were not as I describe, we would not so disproportionately consume the total production in the world.
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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
My premise is that Reagan began a process of deregulation. Is that wrong?
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I think it is. I think it is a myth that there has been any deregulation in this country. From my point of view there has been a trend of increasing regulation since the founding of this nation and that it accelerated starting in the early 1900's. I do not take the position that all regulation is bad. However, excessive regulation hinders economic growth, productivity and living standards.