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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon
To some extent you are right, technology changes things for sure. However, get rid of all labor, environmental and wage policy and you open up a whole can of worms. To think that any industry will self regulate is fantasy. No federal taxes is pretty much an impossibility, sure the state can take more responsiblity but in the 1880s there was no infrastructure, running water was rare, etc, etc. Technology has changed that as well, all of which costs money. As out of touch as unions seem today, they were a godsend for people back then.
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BC, I dig your style man... you can argue your point while providing factual information in a logical manner that supports your argument. Seems to be a rarity now a days :P
I think we agree on many points, there's just one major difference. I believe in Freedom over Utopia. I would explain this sentence in more depth but I'll provide a link to someone who's published over 40 books and is absolutely brilliant, Thomas Sowell.
http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=5606
I think you'll find it pretty interesting
