Top GOP Senator Iowa's Chuck Grassley Says Sometimes Government Must Intervene When Free Market Is Failing

[basquebromance]

that was the standard republican establishment position during the 2008 bailout

 

[gipper]

Where is there a free market?

 

[White 6]

that was the standard republican establishment position during the 2008 bailout

I remember the crash of 2008/2009 very well. That was not their position. They did nothing to prevent the crash when they were in charge solidly for the previous 8 years, as well as opposed Obama using the powers of government to get us out of it.

 

[Oddball]

I remember the crash of 2008/2009 very well. That was not their position. They did nothing to prevent the crash when they were in charge solidly for the previous 8 years, as well as opposed Obama using the powers of government to get us out of it.

That wasn't a free market, Corky.

 

[KissMy]

Republicans print & spend to fund their friends. Trump printed 5 times more money than all previous presidents COMBINED!

 

[White 6]

That wasn't a free market, Corky.

What markets in the world are totally free? Totally free markets have severe drawbacks also. Probably why there aren't any, unless talking about the supply and demand of black market drugs, sport.