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Ahh, the arguments that the unrestrained free market has been the only thing to ever succeed, which is simply untrue. Whenever we've flirted too closely with unrestricted capitalism, it has led to problems (like the economic shakiness that accompanied the beloved Gold Standard, or the Great Depression that followed the unprecedented run of 20's laissez faire)

The key is balance. Much like how society functions poorly with too much or too little government control in general, it functions poorly with too much or too little market intervention. The free market is not infallible, period.



Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.