Name one sector of the market thats "Free", as in, free of government regulation. Aside from that, government is taking over the major industries, who also happen to be their biggest political donors, but you don't see that as being a conflict of interest or even a problem at all.
Would you support a law that forbid companies from making political donations, taking tax breaks and/or government subsidies if those companies were controlled and/or owned (even if partially) by the government?
Still using this fallacious argument I see... and its still a False Dilemma. Chapter 11 allows failing companies to restructure, bailouts allow failing companies to continue losing money, only now at the taxpayers, rather than investors, expense. Nobody is arguing that we should put them out of business... only that we shouldn't reward failure.
Why the double standard on your part? You hold Socialism to a very narrow definition but hold Capitalism to a very broad one... I know why others do it... They want us to be as socialist as possible but understand that its not politically correct to advocate for socialism, so they relabel it as being some newfangled form of Capitalism. (a kindler, gentler form of capitalism)
Its that kind of thinking thats put us so far in the hole... Our debt keeps skyrocketing, politicians keep putting off the inevitable, and you want to dig deeper.... You still don't know the difference between Provide and Promote.
Do you see yourself as a Statist?
We are "saving" the present by destroying our future. Of course, you don't see it that way, you rationalize the massive debt we're laying on future generations as somehow in the nations best interest but its just another ruse from politicians that don't think past the next election. We don't have to suffer now, we don't have to suffer later, if only we were smart enough to liberate the economy from bureaucrats and politicians, we could face this storm and come through the other side stronger than ever.
All economies ebb and flow. Every time there is the slightest drop, Capitalism is blamed as the villain, socialism steps in as the hero, and the politicians get re-elected for being seen as taking action. As time goes by, small problems that wouldn't be so much as a speed bump to capitalism, are mountains for socialism to deal with, and when we hit a mountain who gets blamed? Capitalism, and the process repeats.
But you take NO issue with the politicians who constantly use the words Capitalism, Capitalist, and Free Market as derogatory terms, equating them with greed, corruption and heartlessness.
As for Republicans being no better, that much I can agree with but calling people hypocrites doesn't make me feel better and it does nothing to improve our national circumstances.
You said elsewhere that Socialism works in some places... I asked for an example and don't remember you giving one. Perhaps you could humor me and give an example.
