Why renewable energy won't work.

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sapphi_snake said:

Allfreedom99 said:

Saphi, you had to know you were going to get replys from this comment.

The Free Market is a standard that has proven to work time and again moreso than a controlled market. As evidenced the more control on a market the governemnt has the worse off it is. Having a free market allows for the realm of ingenuity and new inventions. It allows people to work freely and make a profit. Im disgusted by politicians who make the word, "profit" sound like it came straight from Hades. IMO why does it matter if Microsoft, Exxon, Apple, or any random company makes $billions in profit? I don't work for any of those companies, and I pay them for their services. So some politicians tell me I should hate them for their profit. Well, loddy freakin da! Im actually glad that they are making such profits. Its companies like those that make sure thousands of people have jobs and have an income. Some of those large companies are part of the backbone that keep the economy going. You don't like the Free Market, because you believe what others have told you. Well, honestly you are believing lies.

"Free markets" eventually have large companies swallow small ones, 'till monopolies are built. At that point it becomes impossible for other companies to enter the market and compete against the megacompanies, which leads to exactly the opposite of what you're saying. Microsoft is a great example of this. Ironically, the only way to keep the market truely free is to regulate it.

So how did Microsoft prevent the enterance of other companies into the market, exactly?

Concerning monopolies, it is usually far better for industry to have heavy regulation to choke and destroy smaller businesses, than it is for free markets to grow and expand. The bigger the government, the more an industry can maneuver itself into a position to harm growth of smaller companies. Look at the US financial industry: many of the mega banks have poured millions into electing candidates that will push for their regulations that keep them afloat (the past few years are heavily evident of this concerning bailouts among banks and our auto industry).

Comparatively, a free market with fewer regulations ensure a level playing field for all. If a mega corporation cannot leverage the government to enact bills that will favor it, then it must compete against its peers.