What I don't understand is why people continue to think in such a political and/or economic dichotomy. It is thinking from the very edges of either spectrum that prevents any purposeful change from taking place. The free market isn't some perfect system incapable of causing it's own share of problems, and socialism alone can be just as dangerous. The problem is greed, which is destructive no matter what kind of economic or governmental system is put in place. The fact that corporations exist is reason enough to enact effective regulations. This is because corporations are government created entities, and would not exist in a purely free market. The only way to make sure an entity which exists outside the framework of a free market economy stays "in bounds" in its dealings, is by using thoughtful, effective government regulation.
Progress is great, but to have it speed out of control is extremely dangerous. It's like building a car, but leaving out the brakes and the steering wheel. Such a vehicle will eventually crash, and we certainly saw the frightening proof of this with our economy these last few years. The sad thing is, we will remain on the road to ruin if we continue to allow the two-headed monster that is our corporate controlled government to conduct business as usual.
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you put it so eloquently :)
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