Unfettered Capitalism

[bripat9643]

Liberals love this phrase. Maybe I have a limited vocabulary, but I wasn't really sure what "fettered" meant. So I looked it up:

Any questions?

Unfettered means unrestrained or unlimited. Clearly that is not what capitalism is in this country, did you think otherwise?

I just wanted to provide a visual of what liberals want: fettered capitalism. People in chains.

How odd that progressive liberals do not realize the alternatives to capitalism are far more restrictive. Capitalism is all about choice more than anything else, and any other economic model is more about govt's choice rather than your own. In capitalism you get to decide what you will buy among many options and how much you pay for it. Every other system has much fewer options and directly or indirectly the govt decides how much you pay.

We no longer have capitalism in the US. The government determines which corporations will be kept alive with taxpayer bailout money and which corporations will die. See: The Great Recession

Worse, the federal government tilts the playing field through the tax code. To wit, which companies get tax breaks and which ones don't. It all depends on how much the companies donated to their war chests.

Even more sneaky is the creation of regulations which prevent up-and-comers from breaking into the market which would create competition against the sclerotic and zombie companies being protected by the federal government.

And in addition, we now have a Federal Reserve that is as important to the economy as the consumer.

Welcome to Capitalism 2.0, The Self-Inflicted Wound.

And the ignorant Trumpsters wonder why Socialism is becoming so popular. Trumpsters have no respect for the strengths and weaknesses of capitalism. They're like a toddler holding a loaded pistol.

The socialists should be sending them Thank You cards.

You keep listing things where our government has diverged from m capitalism, and then you call that capitalism.

That ain't capitalism, moron. It's crony capitalism, which is the kind Dims want.

Your arrogant ignorance, along with that of the other Trumpsters, is no longer funny. It's dangerous.

This is my profession, and you're just another mindless nutter. You can't intimidate me, try as you might.

You're not an economist, so it isn't your profession. You list a lot of things that mean our economy is no longer pure capitlalism, and then you claim "that's capitalism." No it isn't. It's the interventionist crony system that douchebags like you have crafted, and then you whine about what you have created.

 

[bripat9643]

Nevertheless, dumbasses like you vote for politicians who like to regulate.

I voted for Trump dip shit, but I’m done voting. It clearly means nothing.

Can you see the racket? I suspect not, since you stupidly think D politicians like to regulate. They are no different than your beloved Rs, but you can’t see the truth Dummy.

You don't understand. You're talking to a partisan. If you oppose anything they say, you are a duly appointed member of "the enemy" and must comport to all their stereotypes.

So true. It’s amazing how much alike to two partisan dummies are. They see numerous faults in the oppositions politician, but none in their own.

I see plenty of faults in Trump. However, why should I bother bringing them up when I'm sure some douchebag like you will do it?

You’ve proven you’re stuck in 1980 and believing Reagan’s rhetoric still applies. This in the face of enormous evidence that proves our government is controlled by big corporations and billionaires.

You've proven that you're an imbecile. The laws of economics are still in force. They haven't changed since 1980.

Lol. Yes...the laws of economics haven’t changed. Do you know what has changed?

The world is now infested with morons like you who believe they understand economics?

 

[bripat9643]

Nevertheless, dumbasses like you vote for politicians who like to regulate.

I voted for Trump dip shit, but I’m done voting. It clearly means nothing.

Can you see the racket? I suspect not, since you stupidly think D politicians like to regulate. They are no different than your beloved Rs, but you can’t see the truth Dummy.

You don't understand. You're talking to a partisan. If you oppose anything they say, you are a duly appointed member of "the enemy" and must comport to all their stereotypes.

Your belief that you aren't a partisan is utterly hilarious. You're a die-hard Trump hater.

Who are you trying to fool?

 

[Mac1958]

Liberals love this phrase. Maybe I have a limited vocabulary, but I wasn't really sure what "fettered" meant. So I looked it up:

Any questions?

Unfettered means unrestrained or unlimited. Clearly that is not what capitalism is in this country, did you think otherwise?

I just wanted to provide a visual of what liberals want: fettered capitalism. People in chains.

How odd that progressive liberals do not realize the alternatives to capitalism are far more restrictive. Capitalism is all about choice more than anything else, and any other economic model is more about govt's choice rather than your own. In capitalism you get to decide what you will buy among many options and how much you pay for it. Every other system has much fewer options and directly or indirectly the govt decides how much you pay.

We no longer have capitalism in the US. The government determines which corporations will be kept alive with taxpayer bailout money and which corporations will die. See: The Great Recession

Worse, the federal government tilts the playing field through the tax code. To wit, which companies get tax breaks and which ones don't. It all depends on how much the companies donated to their war chests.

Even more sneaky is the creation of regulations which prevent up-and-comers from breaking into the market which would create competition against the sclerotic and zombie companies being protected by the federal government.

And in addition, we now have a Federal Reserve that is as important to the economy as the consumer.

Welcome to Capitalism 2.0, The Self-Inflicted Wound.

And the ignorant Trumpsters wonder why Socialism is becoming so popular. Trumpsters have no respect for the strengths and weaknesses of capitalism. They're like a toddler holding a loaded pistol.

The socialists should be sending them Thank You cards.

You keep listing things where our government has diverged from m capitalism, and then you call that capitalism.

That ain't capitalism, moron. It's crony capitalism, which is the kind Dims want.

Your arrogant ignorance, along with that of the other Trumpsters, is no longer funny. It's dangerous.

This is my profession, and you're just another mindless nutter. You can't intimidate me, try as you might.

You're not an economist, so it isn't your profession. You list a lot of things that mean our economy is no longer pure capitlalism, and then you claim "that's capitalism." No it isn't. It's the interventionist crony system that douchebags like you have crafted, and then you whine about what you have created.

More arrogant ignorance.

It's the Trumpster way.

 

[dblack]

Nevertheless, dumbasses like you vote for politicians who like to regulate.

I voted for Trump dip shit, but I’m done voting. It clearly means nothing.

Can you see the racket? I suspect not, since you stupidly think D politicians like to regulate. They are no different than your beloved Rs, but you can’t see the truth Dummy.

You don't understand. You're talking to a partisan. If you oppose anything they say, you are a duly appointed member of "the enemy" and must comport to all their stereotypes.

Your belief that you aren't a partisan is utterly hilarious. You're a die-hard Trump hater.

Who are you trying to fool?

Why do you think "Trump" is a party?? That's telling.

 

[georgephillip]

That's your opinion of what constitutes the "greatest good", and it's entirely subjective. Why should government force your opinion on everyone else? I don't think it should.

What's the alternative?
An economic system that concentrates wealth into fewer and fewer hands with each passing generation

David Graeber quotes: wise famous quotes, sayings and quotations by David Graeber

 

[dblack]

That's your opinion of what constitutes the "greatest good", and it's entirely subjective. Why should government force your opinion on everyone else? I don't think it should.

What's the alternative?

The alternative would be NOT forcing your opinion on everyone else. You really couldn't figure that out for yourself?

 

[georgephillip]

e're talking about a fundamental difference of opinion on the purpose of government. I don't believe government is there to tell us how to live. It's there to protect our freedom to live the way we want

Government should protect individuals from monopoly capitalists. That will require telling oligarchs how to live unless you see some way of voluntarily making Wall Street reject usury.

 

[dblack]

e're talking about a fundamental difference of opinion on the purpose of government. I don't believe government is there to tell us how to live. It's there to protect our freedom to live the way we want

Government should protect individuals from monopoly capitalists.

Why?

If everyone else decides to give their money to Bill Gates, and use his software products exclusively - why should government overrule them?

 

[gipper]

Nevertheless, dumbasses like you vote for politicians who like to regulate.

I voted for Trump dip shit, but I’m done voting. It clearly means nothing.

Can you see the racket? I suspect not, since you stupidly think D politicians like to regulate. They are no different than your beloved Rs, but you can’t see the truth Dummy.

You don't understand. You're talking to a partisan. If you oppose anything they say, you are a duly appointed member of "the enemy" and must comport to all their stereotypes.

Your belief that you aren't a partisan is utterly hilarious. You're a die-hard Trump hater.

Who are you trying to fool?

Why do you think "Trump" is a party?? That's telling.

He has no idea what to think. He’s told what to think and fully accepts it.

 

[bripat9643]

That's your opinion of what constitutes the "greatest good", and it's entirely subjective. Why should government force your opinion on everyone else? I don't think it should.

What's the alternative?
An economic system that concentrates wealth into fewer and fewer hands with each passing generation

David Graeber quotes: wise famous quotes, sayings and quotations by David Graeber

We can't change the laws of economics anymore than we can abolish the law of gravity.

 

[bripat9643]

Nevertheless, dumbasses like you vote for politicians who like to regulate.

I voted for Trump dip shit, but I’m done voting. It clearly means nothing.

Can you see the racket? I suspect not, since you stupidly think D politicians like to regulate. They are no different than your beloved Rs, but you can’t see the truth Dummy.

You don't understand. You're talking to a partisan. If you oppose anything they say, you are a duly appointed member of "the enemy" and must comport to all their stereotypes.

Your belief that you aren't a partisan is utterly hilarious. You're a die-hard Trump hater.

Who are you trying to fool?

Why do you think "Trump" is a party?? That's telling.

He has no idea what to think. He’s told what to think and fully accepts it.

Hmmm, nope. I'm not the one who blindly follows the pap they dispense in government funded universities.

 

[Brain357]

As far as economics go, 99% of liberoidals haven't the first idea what they're blabbering about.

Neither do Trumptards. They think tariffs are good. Our country needs to start hating politicians till we get some good ones.

 

[Brain357]

Liberals love this phrase. Maybe I have a limited vocabulary, but I wasn't really sure what "fettered" meant. So I looked it up:

Any questions?

Yeah. Why do you think the super rich ought to have total unaccountable power over your life?

That’s from corruption, not capitalism.

 

[dblack]

As far as economics go, 99% of liberoidals haven't the first idea what they're blabbering about.

Neither do Trumptards. They think tariffs are good. Our country needs to start hating politicians till we get some good ones.

Most importantly, we need to stop voting for bad ones on purpose.

 

[Brain357]

As far as economics go, 99% of liberoidals haven't the first idea what they're blabbering about.

Neither do Trumptards. They think tariffs are good. Our country needs to start hating politicians till we get some good ones.

Most importantly, we need to stop voting for bad ones on purpose.

The way things are going right now no politicians should be liked, yet people still stand by their team. It’s crazy.

 

[dblack]

As far as economics go, 99% of liberoidals haven't the first idea what they're blabbering about.

Neither do Trumptards. They think tariffs are good. Our country needs to start hating politicians till we get some good ones.

Most importantly, we need to stop voting for bad ones on purpose.

The way things are going right now no politicians should be liked, yet people still stand by their team. It’s crazy.

Democracy can't work when the majority of voters are stupid and easily manipulated.

 

[Brain357]

As far as economics go, 99% of liberoidals haven't the first idea what they're blabbering about.

Neither do Trumptards. They think tariffs are good. Our country needs to start hating politicians till we get some good ones.

Most importantly, we need to stop voting for bad ones on purpose.

The way things are going right now no politicians should be liked, yet people still stand by their team. It’s crazy.

Democracy can't work when the majority of voters are stupid and easily manipulated.

That is a crazy problem isn’t it? What I believe we need most now is campaign finance reform. As long as lobbies can keep buying politicians we will get corruption.

 

[dblack]

As far as economics go, 99% of liberoidals haven't the first idea what they're blabbering about.

Neither do Trumptards. They think tariffs are good. Our country needs to start hating politicians till we get some good ones.

Most importantly, we need to stop voting for bad ones on purpose.

The way things are going right now no politicians should be liked, yet people still stand by their team. It’s crazy.

Democracy can't work when the majority of voters are stupid and easily manipulated.

That is a crazy problem isn’t it? What I believe we need most now is campaign finance reform. As long as lobbies can keep buying politicians we will get corruption.

Yeah, and I - emphatically - don't. Given the sitting government the power to decide who can run to replace them is worse.

 

[Brain357]

As far as economics go, 99% of liberoidals haven't the first idea what they're blabbering about.

Neither do Trumptards. They think tariffs are good. Our country needs to start hating politicians till we get some good ones.

Most importantly, we need to stop voting for bad ones on purpose.

The way things are going right now no politicians should be liked, yet people still stand by their team. It’s crazy.

Democracy can't work when the majority of voters are stupid and easily manipulated.

That is a crazy problem isn’t it? What I believe we need most now is campaign finance reform. As long as lobbies can keep buying politicians we will get corruption.

Yeah, and I - emphatically - don't. Given the sitting government the power to decide who can run to replace them is worse.

Letting lobbies pick and control politicians sure isn’t working.