my comment:
Markets have rarely been "free." Warlords, Lords of the Manor, Plantation owners, LandLords, then lobbyists for industries and corrupt politicians...all devise a fixed (crooked) system to the best of their ability. Subsidies, tariffs, taxes of all sorts are just some of the tools that tilt the playing field. So, the challenge is to dis-empower the power elite (tough) and install regulations which are in the public interest. Of course as soon as the bums are replaced, self interest can begin working its tricks in any new system. New bums somehow always seem to find their way to the top. Steve ==================================== _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
