--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, foufou_fl <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, MDixon6569@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 2/24/06 12:13:53 P.M. Central Standard Time, > > > shempmcgurk@ writes: > > > > > > Ortega, to his credit, has now denounced Marxism and has > embraced > > > free markets). > > > > > > > > > > > > Wow , a liberal sees the light! > > > > Liberals love free markets. > > > > > That's the classic definition of a "liberal" which is what many who > are regarded as conservatives are today...and, by contrast, what is > called a "liberal" today is one who does NOT love free markets but, > rather, controls, such as what you go on to describe below... > > > > > > They just don't go for controlled, rigged, > > manipulated ones -- or where market costs go unaccounted for or > > unpaid by market participants. > > While I understand your historical perspective, my take on many conservatives is that they seek and endorse corporate welfare, large goverment programs, regulations from which they profit, gov't imposed barriers to entry in markets they are entrenched, gov't sanction oligopolistic market structures,etc. Thats in contrast to older style "real conservatives" who were great defenders of free markets -Milton Friedman types.
Not to say that today's liberals are shining lights of integrity. But most at least give lip service, and sometimes real support, to free markets and competiton. For example, breaking up monopolistic power (unless its a natural monopoly, like utilities) is a very free markets, pro competition action. Many conservatives drag their feet on such, while liberals support it. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
