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Old 04-29-2008, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by StormanNorman View Post
Maybe...and maybe not, Teak. I don't believe in socialism, but I also don't believe in Laissez-faire capitalism either, Teak....cuz I think you eventually end up with one large fish in the pond. Wasn't the wealth distribution in the 1890s (before any regulation) something like 5% of the population controlling 97% of the wealth....with many of the working class living in poverty? Except for the 5%, we must have been one stupid and lazy country, huh?
Capitalism is actually a good thing, but to reduce it's socially destructive side effects, it does require some moral guidelines/international laws.
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