Thursday, June 3, 2010

"How Soon Until The Free Market Stops The Oil Spill?"

From Bob Cesca:

...As I watch these robots slice the riser from the blowout preventer and read the news about lakes of oil moving towards the coasts of Florida, I'm wondering who to blame for this. The list is long, but, in part, I blame anyone who bought into the lines: "government is the problem" and "the era of big government is over." It's been systematic deregulation and the elevation of free market libertarian laissez-faire capitalism that have wrought this damage and allowed potentially destructive corporations to write their own rules and do as they please.
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This oil spill is the culmination of deregulation mania, which started with dear Ronald Reagan. Policies have consequences.

C'mon private sector. What's taking you so long? How come that invisible hand thing ain't workin'? Where's your self interest? Milton? Ronnie? Anyone??

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