-DtM Forum
+--Forum: America II
+---Topic: Big Business Laws.
Posted by: GORDON on Aug. 28 2001,12:22
On the one hand, government intervention in business artificially manipulates the basic economic theories of supply and demand. On the other hand, I think monopolies are bad.
Discuss. laissez-faire, or not?
Posted by: Cakedaddy on Aug. 28 2001,12:48
Sometimes monopolies are good. Sometimes they are bad.
Posted by: thibodeaux on Aug. 28 2001,13:47
Monopolies only exist when government interferes in the marketplace. The idea that laissez-faire would lead to one huge monopoly is a myth.
Unfortunately, this cannot be proved either way, since we have no laissez-faire test bed economy. I therefore propose that America II be established as such. If monopolies emerge, we simply move on to America III: Attack of the Clones.
Posted by: GORDON on Aug. 28 2001,14:03
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Quote: from thibodeaux on 11:47 am on Aug. 28, 2001
laissez-faire
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My way didn't look right to me at all, but 10 minutes searching didn't produce the correct spelling.
And I have to concur with the "Let the businesses be" concept, initially. We'll amend as needs be....or, there are other options.
Posted by: thibodeaux on Aug. 28 2001,14:09
< http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?laisse02.wav=laissez-faire >
Fear my elite spelling skills. 
Posted by: GORDON on Aug. 28 2001,14:11
My spelling was so far off, the AI routine on dictionary.com had no idea what I was trying to say.
Posted by: Vince66 on Aug. 29 2001,10:27
I'm with Thibodeaux on this one. Plus, he can spell good.
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