Government Regulation

[Renignicat]

1980's-2000's was the least government regulated period since right before the great depression. If free market's were optimal, then GM collapsing would have provided a great boon to the economy. If regulation was not needed, then Enron should never have collapsed.

The only absolutely clear fact in the debate between free markets and mild socialism is that Free market's have had almost absolute control over their own regulating and function.

So please refrain from saying that the government has 'screwed us over'.
Thank you.

 

[ewm90]

it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s Wiki
My dad was in the grate depression he literately did not have much to eat the stores where empty, both his parents where unemployed all they had was a small amount from he government. Life was unbelievably hard. Then WW2 came and things started to shift. My dad still has behaviors that he has from that time he will hold on to food longer them most would he keep boxes with trace mounts of food in it, it was a very hard time.

thank fully we did not go in to a depression.

With out good regulations that have bean being removed over the years it could happen agin.

1980's-2000's was the least government regulated period since right before the great depression. If free market's were optimal, then GM collapsing would have provided a great boon to the economy. If regulation was not needed, then Enron should never have collapsed.

The only absolutely clear fact in the debate between free markets and mild socialism is that Free market's have had almost absolute control over their own regulating and function.

So please refrain from saying that the government has 'screwed us over'.
Thank you.

 

[OxymoronP]

The goverment hasnt screwed us. We have screwed ourselves, because we allowed the goverment to spit in our eyes. The goverment is our employee, we have to start acting like the boss.

Today we have the plow, using humans for farming.

 

[other]

1980's-2000's was the least government regulated period since right before the great depression.

No it wasn't. The antebellum period was less regulated than both. The period before the great depression as well as the 1980s-2000s were both heavily regulated, just less so than right now in the former.

If free market's were optimal, then GM collapsing would have provided a great boon to the economy.

No, it is not necessary that every event in any type of economy be a "great boon" in order for the particular type of economy in question to be "optimal."

While simply allowing GM to go bankrupt might not have been a good thing, bailing GM out was a worse option.

If regulation was not needed, then Enron should never have collapsed.

Enron did what it did despite the fact that there were regulations in place. If all those regulations weren't there for enron to tweak, they wouldn't have done so much damage.

The only absolutely clear fact in the debate between free markets and mild socialism is that Free market's have had almost absolute control over their own regulating and function.

since when?

So please refrain from saying that the government has 'screwed us over'.
Thank you.

nope. The government has screwed us over...again.

 

[rathi]

Regulation is never as simple as people try to make it out during political discussions. The true effects of regulation vary wildly on its circumstances. It depends on what the regulation actually is, what market it is applied to, and even when it is applied. I have seen industries that only function because of prudent regulations, and industries that can't even operate because of excessive interference. Although partisan generalizations are much easier than actually thinking, the truth is rarely so easy.

 

[DarkWizard12]

1980's-2000's was the least government regulated period

but it never was free-market, not in the slightest.

If free market's were optimal, then GM collapsing would have provided a great boon to the economy.

Never would have been a boon, and would have hurt it for a month or so, but do to the "invisible hand", the problem would have been optimal and a mere "blip" on the radar.

If regulation was not needed, then Enron should never have collapsed.

BAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

The only absolutely clear fact in the debate between free markets and mild socialism is that Free market's have had almost absolute control over their own regulating and function.

No. you may have a point if you said corporatism, but no, you are entirely wrong. You may want to at least rethink these assumptions if you want to debate laizzes-faire with some intellectual honestly.

So please refrain from saying that the government has 'screwed us over'.
Thank you.

The government has screwed us over, time and time again. Thank you.

 

[obvious Child]

Enron's collapse had more to do with poor regulation on auditors more than anything else.

Imagine, your auditing firm is also doing your lucrative tax planning. I wonder if they are going to have the balls to call you on **** you shouldn't be doing knowing full well you could fire them from the other services they are providing that are actually what makes them money!

Yeah. Great outcome there.