I'd like an explanation from where you libs stand on this and would like some answers about regulated capitalism and total government.
Okay, so far as you understand that regulated capitalism =/= total government.
Do you think there's anything, any industry that should be left alone from government intrusion(besides priavy or whatever)?
No, not off the top of my head. This is because I realize that any technology, and therefore any industry, can result in abuses by certain parties. Therefore the government should be able to pass laws to regulate industries in order to prevent abuse.
There libs who want a so-called fairness-doctrine for talk-radio(presumbly conservatives).
Actually, the biggest censorship on radio and the talk show I've witnessed has come from conservatives, especially the moral guardians. I listen to a local talk show radio station that would have quite a bit of racy material on it, especially after 10pm when the FCC relaxed it's regulations. That changed after Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction on the Super Bowl. After that, fines for indecency shot up and the vocal minorities complaining about tv and radio shows got a lot more power. So don't act like conservatives don't want control over the media either - John McCain wasn't asking liberals not to complain to the FCC about expletives in "Saving Private Ryan" when CBS aired it on Veteran's Day a few years ago.
There libs who want national health-care(not at city local level like fire and police department, but at federal).
Yeah, but there are a lot of reasons for this. The more people who pay into a healthcare system the greater purchasing power that system has. Also, people cross state lines all the time in this country, and the goal of healthcare reform is to make it more universal. That's why I support a single-payer federal health-care system, although I would not mind a compromise in which states implement single-payer statewide health-care systems. The only problem, though, is that such statewide systems would be less stable than a federal system in that a statewide system can be much more easily disbanded than a federal one.
There libs who want to regulate certain food to prevent obesity.
Yes, but there's reason for this. Food manufactures tend to use the cheapest ingredients in order to maximize their profits, despite the health risks involved in using those ingredients. This isn't so bad except when
ALL the food manufactures use this tactic.
Take, for example, the use of high fructose corn syrup as a sweetener. HFCS has been attributed to the incredible rising obesity levels in the United States because of how prevalent it's used as a sweetener in foods, especially sodas. Even so-called "health drinks" contain HFCS. But look through a grocery store and try to find foods and beverages that don't contain any HFCS. You'll find it difficult to do so.
Now, I
need my soda in order to wake up in the morning, and I don't like the taste of coffee. And I've only found one soda that uses sugar instead of HFCS. Unfortunately, it's not sold in my local supermarket.
Now, if the soda companies sold beverages with sugar instead of HFCS, I would pay for it, even if it cost me a little bit extra. This is because the health effects of sugar sodas would cost me less in the long run of the effects of HFCS sodas. But the major soda companies
don't manufacture them and make them easily available to consumers.
Only recently has PepsiCo put out "throwback" versions of Pepsi and Mountain Dew, which uses sugar instead of HFCS. But it's only going to be available for 8 weeks. Hopefully there will be enough consumer demand for PepsiCo to keep manufacturing sodas sweetened with sugar.
Otherwise, my health is going to be affected by the manufacturers of the beverages, and I don't think that's right.
There libs who want to regulate the economy and control which cars you drive and how much electricity you have and which lightbulbs you use.
Yeah, because they're trying to regulate the use of resources on this planet so we don't use them all up in our generation and leave nothing left for later. Such gross consumerism is a perfect lead to the extinction of not just humanity but also every other living thing on this planet.
There even libs who want to nationalize grocery-stores, probably Michael Moore dream.
Never heard of this, so I won't comment on it.