After the mortgage mess, after the S&L debacle, if you want deregulation in some part of the financial system, you have to make a precise and accurate case for it and not simply rail against government.
So conserva-tarianism is probably a non-starter.
***...if you want deregulation in some part of the financial system, you have to make a precise and accurate case for it and not simply rail against government.***
I find this to be the problem with Republicans and the free market. I already believe in laissez faire, but when I hear Republicans just say we need to support the free market, I’m not convinced at all. Sell me on the idea.
And while you’re at it, rail against spending as hard as you do taxes! If spending stays the same, taxes don’t matter; the government takes in the same amount of money (they’re still sucking out money that would otherwise be used for the private sector) whether through borrowing or printing, and it means higher taxes in the future.