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"Sin is a cancer, and individual sins corrupt an entire society. If you wait until the society is corrupt, it is too late."

Yes, you're spot on with that. I would point out, though, that one doesn't even have to invoke sin. There are entirely secular reasons that the legitimization of SSAD corrupts a society, too.

"Just look at the "greed" of the 1980s and they way it actually hurt thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, when the dot-com bubble burst."

Some of the biggest effects of Reagan's tax and regulatory cutbacks were the growth in the black middle and upper classes, and the shrinkage in the number of people below the poverty line.

"Greed" was the word selected by leftists to malign the entrepreneurial spirit and ambition unleashed by greater liberty.

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"Greed" was the word selected by leftists to malign the entrepreneurial spirit and ambition unleashed by greater liberty.

It's not 100% true. I do believe in deregulation to a point, but only of a moral society. When the leaders only care about the material, then they must be regulated out the wazoo, or our capitalistic system will fail. Leaders who understand their social responsibility and are willing to (and are allowed to) make it a part of their capitalistic enterprise do not need much regulation and will ensure our economy lasts for a long time.

Shalom.