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To: ClintonBeGone
Some, like you I suspect, want more impediments.

I have never said that.

My point is that free traders generally want the rules turned to be advantageous to their point of view or rather, to their business.

I hardly think that "no barriers or rules" for trade would fly in this economy. Corporations would become voracious in their zeal to destroy one another to become the "top dog". And, the result would be anarchy regarding business in the world.

Super-capitalism and socialism both have one flaw: They do not take into account human nature. Whereas leaders in the socialist society become greedy, by human nature, and seek the suppression of the people they claim to serve. Super-capitalism has the same ends: The nature of the human is to conquer, mostly by oppresion. The super-capitalists can only get to be number one by destroying/absorbing/taking-over its competitors. Were there a true super-capitalist economy we could count on the return of the destructive nature of coporations using people as fodder. We need something in between that provides checks and balances to both ends. Free traders alway argue that we need the world economy to be strong so that all benefit. How is that accomplished without the eventual growth of coporations into world powers who take and take and don't care what they leave in their wake?

131 posted on 02/01/2004 10:33:02 AM PST by raybbr (My 1.4 cents - It used to be 2 cents, but after taxes - you get the idea.)
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To: raybbr
I hardly think that "no barriers or rules" for trade would fly in this economy. Corporations would become voracious in their zeal to destroy one another to become the "top dog". And, the result would be anarchy regarding business in the world.

Super-capitalism and socialism both have one flaw: They do not take into account human nature.

LOL you think corporations don't do that already? Who do you think they're competing against?

Regarding capitalism, its the ultimate in understanding of human nature. It understands that people are motivated by financial reward. People always act in what they perceive as their best interest. That's why capitalism works. If you don't appreciate that fact then we're much farther apart in this discussion than I first imagined.

134 posted on 02/01/2004 10:36:43 AM PST by ClintonBeGone (<a href="http://www.freerepublic.com/~clintonbegone/">Hero</font></a>)
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