> I don't think anyone here is advocating socialism. I
> certainly am not. But
> there are alternatives other than unregulated markets on one hand and
> totalitarian socialist regimes on the other. Though die hard
> libertarians
> will disagree, free enterprise mixed with a spoonful of
> socially responsible
> regulation can go a long way.
>
> Unrestrained capitalism (think early industrial US) leads to huge
> discrepancies in the distribution of wealth, which leads to
> social unrest
> (think the early labor movement) and even upheaval (think French
> Revolution).
>
> -Zero
Im not aware of any place unrestrained capitalism has even been tested.
Jerry
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