The book mentioned does a fair job of covering the industrialists that were bums. It really is worth the read to counteract the 95% propaganda that is being fed to our college students today. Propaganda that has been spewed for 50 years. Sure you didn’t get some in college?
“Most of government intervention is aimed at preventing adverse manipulation by unscrupulous market entities!”
They do? Then how do you explain the data at these links?
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=N00009638
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=N00006424
“Most of government intervention is aimed at preventing adverse manipulation by unscrupulous market entities!
They do? Then how do you explain the data at these links?”
I realize I wasn’t clear; I meant “manipulation of the market”.
As for business manipulation of our government: I agree, it’s a problem, the same kind we had/have with super rich individuals! I admit, I don’t have a foolproof solution to that problem.
BTW, you never addressed the issues I raised with you.