Kasz216 said:
Pro-Buisness Socialism that seeks to stop all recessions that can be stopped, damn the future? That's really what both US parties practice. It just matters which companies you like more. |
Definitely, Kasz has hit it on the head that corporate welfare is one of the key causes of the current situation we are in.
Although I will say that Republicans differ from Democrats in that they tend to drive the car with one hand on the wheel or with two hands off the wheel completely when it comes to regulating the market.
The way we look at our financial institutions in particular has to be completely overhauled. Organizations like the SEC and FDIC that were created over 70 years ago and were neutered within the last 30 years are expected to regulate the behemoth that is our financial sector. These organizations were essentially like chauffeurs to the current crisis we are in.
I find it strange that so many of the conservative oriented posters are taking a pro-regulation stance. I feel like I am in the bizarro world.
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