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Re: Gas/Fuel War!!!
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Posted by Rod in Smiths Falls, ON, on April 10, 2005 at 16:17:02 from (209.71.222.37):
In Reply to: Re: Gas/Fuel War!!! posted by Paul in Mich on April 10, 2005 at 15:04:43:
Yeah, but I've had a gutful of neo-cons and their mystical belief in the invisible hand of the market. We've seen spectacular examples of their economics in Enron, Whitewater, Bombardier, Whistler/Blackcomb, and the current sponsorship scandal in Canada to name a few. The perfect hand of the market is in the pocket of government manipulating conditions for itself. The robber barons of the age of steel would have laughed at the idea of perfect competition. They allowed nothing of the sort. They would have approved of that guy named Milliken, though, because greed drove the system. Ten years ago I gave up assigning the essay topic, "He who dies with the most toys, wins" to university-bound students. Intended to provoke outrage and pointed social commentary, instead it found agreement with the kids of the late '90's. Some felt a bit sad about it, but when I would rant about responsiblity to the larger group, needing to count for something more than personal greed, they politely tolerated my rants, but that was all. My beef with neo-cons? They don't know what conservatism is. A conservative attempts in all things to work wisely for the greater good, the benefit of everyone, not to feed an individual's narcissism or greed or beligerence. Yes, government can bungle and raise costs, but it can also dither its way to truly useful social products such as Tommy Douglas' medicare in Canada, the family allowance, old age pensions, and we mustn't forget the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Koyoto Accord. In order for mankind to achieve great things, sometimes government must take a hand to accomplish what the individual cannot or will not do.
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