tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042078006668554033.post6658765107279200726..comments2023-05-27T05:14:43.096-04:00Comments on Freedom Choice Cost: What went wrong in America's economic rulebook?Dean Kalaharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05840290107017110306noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042078006668554033.post-31850889488688269402010-05-08T22:08:39.642-04:002010-05-08T22:08:39.642-04:00"Taking such a middle path will always seem d..."Taking such a middle path will always seem dull, but perhaps we've all had quite enough excitement for a while."<br /><br />There are only two extremes: Private property and private ownership of it, or socialism and poverty. Every suggestion to entice a "middle way" necessarily brings the world closer to despotism and tyranny.Mattheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674252371229523297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042078006668554033.post-43039655371545416772010-05-08T22:03:06.085-04:002010-05-08T22:03:06.085-04:00"The near-meltdown we foisted on the world wa..."The near-meltdown we foisted on the world was the result of capitalism run riot."<br /><br />Really? The infusion of trillions of dollars in commercial bank holdings, the "Greenspan Put", the aggressive political maneuvering to force lenders to lower standards, TARP and ARRA, purchasing billions in bank debt, - these are all examples of Capitalism run riot?<br /><br />Capitalism is not a train running without a conductor, crashing at every station it encounters.Mattheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674252371229523297noreply@blogger.com