tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post7664282450970780657..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: ShamSteve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-63668805174313722682007-11-30T01:13:00.000-05:002007-11-30T01:13:00.000-05:00Well I think market forces would be better than th...Well I think market forces would be better than the government too. But my definition of 'market forces' is probably quite different than these guys.<BR/><BR/>I would, for instance, insist that all government corporate subsidies to polluting industries cease (oil and gas has gotten $1.5 billion per year since about 97, while making record profits). I would insist that cartelizing regulations that restrict consumer choice be removed, allowing me, for instance to by a Quebec-made electric car in Canada. Or to allow me to install wind turbines and solar cells on my house (currently against Ottawa bylaws). Or allow me to file a lawsuit against polluters so they can't externalize the cost of dumping toxins or C02 into the air and water.<BR/><BR/>But of course, that isn't what these crony-capitalists mean by 'market forces' - for them its still government regulations, laws and subsidies, just those that favour them and their profit making rather than real consumer choice and real 'free trade'.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941875334878452635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-19757969352054747252007-11-29T18:12:00.000-05:002007-11-29T18:12:00.000-05:00Excellent post FW! KudosExcellent post FW! KudosThe Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.com