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To: realdifferent1

> ““I’ve abandoned free-market principles to save the free market system” -President George W. Bush

Maybe he’s right — time will tell.

As with every good thing in life, when taken to an absolute position “Laissez Faire Laissez Passer” can lead to some absurd outcomes. Like this one.


55 posted on 12/22/2008 2:49:05 AM PST by DieHard the Hunter (Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fàg am bealach.)
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To: DieHard the Hunter

I think he’s dead wrong.

In a few years the dollar is going to be worthless.

You can’t print endless dollars and not destroy it.


56 posted on 12/22/2008 2:51:02 AM PST by DB
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To: DieHard the Hunter
The current economic problems were not caused by “Laissez Faire” capitalism but was directly caused by government “managing” the economy. You have fallen prey to the current liberal meme which removes the government from all blame for the current crisis and then further claims that the only way to fix it is to give government more power. To quote the best president of my lifetime “government is the problem, not the solution”
68 posted on 12/22/2008 4:54:02 AM PST by Durus (The People have abdicated our duties and anxiously hopes for just two things, "Bread and Circuses")
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To: DieHard the Hunter

As with every good thing in life, when taken to an absolute position “Laissez Faire Laissez Passer” can lead to some absurd outcomes. Like this one.
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Only those afflicted with terminal economic ignorance are so foolish as to believe the current situation is the result of “Laissez Faire” capitalism. What we are seeing is the result of government interference.
It is classic big government, first trumpet the existence of a problem where there really is none, then set up a government program to deal with it, the new program creates an actual problem where there was none, then call for more government action which makes the problem worse, then blame the problem on capitalism and call for yet more government interference. When will we ever learn? The more we demand university education for everyone the dumber people become.


70 posted on 12/22/2008 5:01:07 AM PST by RipSawyer (Great Grandpa was a Confederate soldier from the cradle of secession.)
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