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LiberalArkie

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8. That is always the problem when the producer is the regulator. We are close to that here

Reply to Nuclear Unicorn (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 5, 2014, 09:08 AM

Sep 2014

with the telco's telling the FCC what rules they want. When the meat producers set their own rules. Just pick an industry.

I think what works is when localities own the electric, water and internet. They are still regulated nationally. but the profits stay home and can be reinvested at home. Nationally it hardly ever works, locally it does.

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25 Horrifying Images of the "Free" Market at Work [View all] xchrom Sep 2014 OP

K&R.... daleanime Sep 2014 #1

Yeah. Nothing bad ever happens under communist monopolies. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2014 #2

So, just because Socialism is worse we should accept the evils of unfettered Capitalism? Stonepounder Sep 2014 #3

Maybe we can simply say that it isn't the "system" that's bad ConservativeDemocrat Sep 2014 #6

oversight? neutral authority? heaven05 Sep 2014 #20

I won't argue too much with this ConservativeDemocrat Sep 2014 #23

no argument from me heaven05 Sep 2014 #31

So just because Capitalism has pollution we should accept the evil of murderous socialist monopolies Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2014 #7

Straw man alert! Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2014 #10

Thank-you for alreting us to the presence of the straw man you provided. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2014 #13

as a CYA ploy heaven05 Sep 2014 #22

huh? heaven05 Sep 2014 #12

Socialist countries like Sweden do quite a bit better than that n/t eridani Sep 2014 #37

Point scored! Duppers Sep 2014 #5

That is always the problem when the producer is the regulator. We are close to that here LiberalArkie Sep 2014 #8

"That is always the problem when the producer is the regulator." Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2014 #9

gawd bless capitalism!!!! heaven05 Sep 2014 #11

It's kinda scary when people just dismiss the death of tens of millions Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2014 #14

me either heaven05 Sep 2014 #19

africans and indigenous people every where have been saying that for years xchrom Sep 2014 #25

The communists were every bit a bunch of colonialist bastards as the imperialists. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2014 #26

you keep close tabs on the 'communists' but give the free marketeers a pass. xchrom Sep 2014 #28

No, I don't. I reject imperialism of every stripe. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2014 #29

+1 an entire shit load. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #32

Somebody needs to post a basic primer. snort Sep 2014 #18

I hate to see it repeated on the DU. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #33

You spelled "totalitarian" wrong. HughBeaumont Sep 2014 #15

Either the state assumes economic production or it has no role, i.e. laissez-faire, or Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2014 #16

Did you just imply socialism and communism are the same thing? Hissyspit Sep 2014 #17

So many do. hifiguy Sep 2014 #24

That is because nepotism has them acting exactly like Warpy Sep 2014 #30

"screwing the workers" brings to mind heaven05 Sep 2014 #34

Socialism for the rich. hifiguy Sep 2014 #35

Socialist democracies are the best countries on the planet. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #36

yep heaven05 Sep 2014 #4

Really. toby jo Sep 2014 #21

Kick! hifiguy Sep 2014 #27