2008 Presidential Candidates

[The Ozzman]

When was the US a laissez-faire economy? Was that back when Morgan, Rockefeller and such were prominent in the economy?

EDIT: The Federal Reserve was the main cause of the crash in 1929, not economic policies.

 

[Ender Rises]

Oh. Bah. I meant Lassiez-Faire as a general rule but had and used the power to stimulate the economy at any time.

 

[cookiecutter]

Before the Great Depression there was far less regulation and insurance against the boom-bust cycle.

 

[Rabid Headbanger]

For the record, in true capitalism there should be no corporations.

 

[The Ozzman]

What are you basing that on?

 

[cookiecutter]

His ass

 

[The Ozzman]

Probably

 

[Rabid Headbanger]

The words of ADAM SMITH.

 

[The Ozzman]

Link?

EDIT: Found something on wiki. Nevermind

 

[cookiecutter]

Corporations are just people coming together to act as a single "legal person" (according to wikipedia) so I don't see how that conflicts with Smith's theories.

 

[The Ozzman]

Link?

EDIT: Found something on wiki. Nevermind

He's talking about the joint-stock type corporation, not corporations in general.

 

[Rabid Headbanger]

I just wish more people had the balls to run their own businesses instead of joining an existing one.

 

[The Ozzman]

I just wish more people had the balls to run their own businesses instead of joining an existing one.

That was neither funny nor accurate. Stay out of this discussion until you know what the fuck you're talking about.

 

[Rabid Headbanger]

I'm just mumbling randomly.

 

[The Ozzman]

Mumble away from the post box then

 

[viridian]

I wouldn't say most here are Republican, it's just that amongst the people who are interested in politics here, it is split fairly evenly. You sound like a really reasonable guy so stick around.

I'm female and thanks.

 

[cookiecutter]

I'm female and thanks.

Oh sorry. I figured out you were female after you talked about breastfeeding class

 

[skeptik]

I go to breastfeeding classes all the time, so you shouldn't really make that assumption so automatically.

 

[CAIRATH]

Breastfeeding is pretty fucking metal.

 

[seedofvengeance]

Breastfeeding is pretty fucking metal.

Sigged.