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Free market versus government control

10/25/2014

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Economics

Free market versus government control

Which is it, government control or the free market? If we had a mini government, (the libertarians dream), how would we look?  Would economics and life reach a natural equilibrium similar to an aquarium? Would human nature balance itself out?  Would the natural tendencies towards greed and cruelty be balanced by mercy and help?  Would it be “one man under God” with nothing in-between or just “man alone?” Would the irresponsible balance the responsible?  Or, do we need enlightened individuals to pull this off?  All these are considerations without a big government.

Without big government would we go back to the garment industry with children working 16 hour days?  Would predatory capitalism, monopolies, control and betray the country in quest for becoming multinational?  What happens to our country?  Some say the rise of multinationals has been helped by big government and that they are in bed together.  Perhaps. Without government would this be curtailed?  Would a human scale economy, and market place flourish?  Could a supply and demand market place be enough and keep a flourishing middle class?

Or, without government control, would lack of protection encourage gangs that turn into feudal warring tribes destabilize the market place?  Profits and corruption replace choice and safety.  These questions along with others should be asked.

My instincts are these.  The free market place has gone too far.  The scale is too large. The ingrained corruption and control are too deep for it be healthy.  Government, on the other hand, has controlled too many areas of our life and has made itself and life a giant mush.  There is no answer.  It is beyond comprehension.  One just has to “let it go.”

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m
10/26/2014 08:03:39 am




Today at 2:23 PM




Free Markets. I agree with much. Prefer corrupted big government than free market abuses. Need some laws and Supreme Court to reign in money corrupting our politics.

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steven
10/26/2014 09:20:44 am

Mp
true. I realize upon rereading the essay discusses free market more than gov't so not fully balanced. Have another essay on both that includes more. If there is an error in man, it will show in free markets...ie tyrants etc. their cruelty could end just out of human incompetency. With gov't it can be more pervasive, harder to overthrow. Reread 1984. look at Russia, china. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. In exchange for less chaos and some order you have peace at all costs. wouldn't u be underground if things were 1984. ok, yes balance. but if there is an inherent error in our makeup nothing will work for long. maybe that's the design, forces up to look upwards...not meant to be heaven down here. went on a little here.
later s

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mp
10/27/2014 10:10:22 pm

Yep. Especially that business that had been using the bank for years but since it was taken over new internal rules and no account history resulted in him being reported and robbed by the government.Yes, you need to be careful. Not sure if their is an answer to this. You just don't know what a teller may thing. They are required to report anything they deem suspicious. But it seems once that happens the government can overreact and you have little or no recourse.


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mp
10/27/2014 10:13:36 pm




Oct 27 at 2:57 PM






It's government gone wild. They overreached with laws intended to hurt drug dealers but then they get overaggressive.

Same thing with car searches. They had an article last week about them doing the same to innocent people carrying cash for things like buying a used car or a church member going to purchase land in another town. The cops confiscate it. Guilty until proven innocent. I would never have believed this shit a few years ago, but I'm being changed :)


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