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Right? Any time something in the economy goes wrong, people are quick to blame it on the free market. Greed is the problem, they say. If, in fact, that problem
by jdreaver 11y ago
Right? Any time something in the economy goes wrong, people are quick to blame it on the free market. Greed is the problem, they say. If, in fact, that problem is caused by the government, then it is the fault of "corporations meddling with government." If it is clear that a handful of politicians caused the problem, then people call for "getting money out of politics." It's almost as if the government can do no wrong.
We live in such a highly regulated world that I can't help but chuckle when someone blames the "free market" for many of the problems of today.
- ksk 11y agoWhy can't both be true? Regulation is equally problematic as free markets.
- scarmig 11y agoRight? Any time something in the public sector goes wrong, people are quick to blame it on the government. Greed is the problem, they say. If, in fact, that problem is caused by the market, then it is the fault of "government meddling with economy." If it is clear that a handful of businessmen caused the problem, then people call for "getting government out of our personal lives." It's almost as if the free market can do no wrong. We live in such a bought-and-paid-for world that I can't help but chuckle when someone blames the "government" for many of the problems of today.
- vezzy-fnord 11y agoAny time something in the public sector goes wrong, people are quick to blame it on the government. This is a tautology.
- popmystack 11y agoNo it's not. Please do not be disingenuous and more importantly don't give one line wrong-by-fallacy statements.