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mmonk
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Tue Jul-22-08 08:35 AM Original message |
How free market ideology backfired, sabotaging capitalistic democracy |
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MichiganVote
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Tue Jul-22-08 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
1. Whether the system is capitalist or communist, w/o regulation, some group will |
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mmonk
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Tue Jul-22-08 08:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Yes, the regulatory regime is key. Ideology removed much of |
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MichiganVote
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Tue Jul-22-08 10:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. We never seem to learn that enough to make it stick. |
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mmonk
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Tue Jul-22-08 09:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. We sure don't. |
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MichiganVote
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Wed Jul-23-08 08:03 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. Yup. Some people need either more religion or more regulation than others. |
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PDJane
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Tue Jul-22-08 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
3. Why is Socialist a Bad Word? |
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mmonk
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Tue Jul-22-08 09:18 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Because most market people are a hard right lean. |
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DailyGrind51
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Tue Jul-22-08 09:54 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Too many confuse "socialism" with "communism" and think of |
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DangerDave921
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Tue Jul-22-08 11:25 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Thrive? |
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PDJane
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Tue Jul-22-08 12:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Because communism ISN'T socialism. |
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DangerDave921
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Tue Jul-22-08 01:05 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. USSR was not communism |
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PDJane
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Tue Jul-22-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Actually, socialism advocates state control of key assets too; |
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DangerDave921
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Wed Jul-23-08 07:21 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I don't want |
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PDJane
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Wed Jul-23-08 08:39 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. The essentials of everyone's life |
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DangerDave921
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Wed Jul-23-08 10:19 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. safety nets are fine |
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PDJane
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Wed Jul-23-08 04:08 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Oh, get serious. |
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DangerDave921
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Wed Jul-23-08 04:36 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Nope |
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PDJane
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Wed Jul-23-08 04:44 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Because that would be communism....... |
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fascisthunter
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Wed Jul-23-08 10:27 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. "Socialism for the Rich"... you nailed it |
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mudesi
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Wed Jul-23-08 04:45 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. Fine. Privatize the police and fire department |
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Tesha
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Thu Jul-24-08 10:13 AM Response to Reply #15 |
31. Yes, far better the essentials be controlled by corporations over which you have no control... |
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readmoreoften
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Wed Jul-23-08 08:44 PM Response to Reply #13 |
30. Communism doesn't really advocate giving wealth and production to the state. |
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Atman
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Wed Jul-23-08 07:25 AM Response to Reply #3 |
17. The American people have been trained to BELIEVE it's a dirty word |
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fascisthunter
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Wed Jul-23-08 10:25 AM Response to Reply #3 |
20. because the greedy do not get to pilfer society |
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MsTryska
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Tue Jul-22-08 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
7. I wish we were Socialist actually |
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lifesbeautifulmagic
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Tue Jul-22-08 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
9. I don't think things will ever change until we address one of the major |
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anonymous171
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Tue Jul-22-08 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
12. Deregulation is an anti-competitive practice that only helps the big corporations |
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mmonk
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Wed Jul-23-08 07:24 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. And they have the money to buy our elected officials and parties. |
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DailyGrind51
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Wed Jul-23-08 04:45 PM Response to Reply #12 |
26. To use a boxing analogy, |
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LostInAnomie
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Wed Jul-23-08 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
28. The free market ideology didn't fail. |
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readmoreoften
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Wed Jul-23-08 08:18 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Exactly. This article is ridiculous. |
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DailyGrind51
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Thu Jul-24-08 10:21 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. A "free" market is to energy and healthcare policy, what a lynch mob would be for our justice system |
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