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Originally Posted by GregE
Kind of like what happened when the government threw billions at those flimflam artists on Wall Street  |
And they shouldn't have done it. The economy is not stronger or better off for having propped up shitty companies at YOUR expense. YOU and YOUR children are and will be PAYING for this. arguing about the consequences of not doing it is totally retarded when the obvious and measurable consequences of doing it are never factored into the equation.
No one is doing the free market system a favor by rewarding failure. The weak are supposed to die as new and strong and better companies move in to replace them and fill the void. That's how its supposed to work. That's what yields the greatest benefit to the consumer and the economy. That's why we've (compared to other developed nations) always had relatively low unemployment and unparalleled economic growth.
At our core, we are self destructive. As people, we can't accept bad choices. If a situation existed where a choice had to be made... like "choose 3 kids of these 3000 to be murdered, or they'll all be murdered" - no one would do it and all 3000 would die. they'd all die because no one could accept the choices. if there was an election for someone to make this choice, it would be an election between one who said "i can figure this out and all will be ok" and one who said "i'll make the tough choice and save as many children as possible". if the one who said it would be ok failed, he would be forgiven for trying, for his noble efforts, regardless of the outcome and everyone would have great excuses and plenty of ways to place blame. if someone was elected and did make that tough choice, they'd forever be labeled a monster for doing it. they would be second guessed and blamed forever for not finding that other solution and ultimately be considered failures. That in a nutshell, is the struggle between liberalism and conservatism... and that is why we are forever doomed to repeat history.