Well quite a talk... probably not best to discuss this further, as it does get quite off topic.
I knew I should have put supercommas around ''free markets', but I kind of take the fact that 'free markets' aren't free, for granted. You are right, of course, that these are regulated markets. But I do find it funny that the only qualms about the regulation come from the end of harming profit. In fact the 'regulations' you mentioned are specific checks put into place to protect people. What about the regulations that are put into place that protect profit. The 'biggest supplier' clauses, the subsidies to the Oil and Gas industries, or the 'help' in the form of lax regulation or 'voluntary' regulations that corporate sponsored government gives to business. Those seem to be OK, and those are often posed as solutions to the problem. Absolute necessities for living should not be based on markets. When it is a must for life, to put it into a unregulated market is nothing short of extortion, and if absolute necessities do find their way into markets, as they have, they should be heavily regulated to protect citizens. I'm saying that regulating the internet in the favor of communications companies and corporate profits is a bad idea. That's all. That's a major part of what's already wrong with our markets, and that's the thing that makes markets so dangerous to people. Cheers, Ron Watson http://k9disc.blip.tv http://k9disc.com http://pawsitivevybe.com/vlog http://pawsitivevybe.com On Jun 29, 2007, at 6:02 PM, Charles Iliya Krempeaux wrote: > Hello Ron, > > On 6/29/07, Ron Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [...] > > > The Free Market did wonders for TV and Cable didn't it? > > > > Man the Free Market kicks ass in the Oil business. > > > > That Free Market's done great for Healthcare, and I rumor has it > that > > it's going to be really good for our water supply. > > > > I mean, look what it's done for the food business. > > > > Sorry if I'm mistakening your tone, but.... none of these are free > markets. (And remember... we're talking about free and in "freedom" > or "liberty"... and not cost.) > > The FCC though it's "regulations", the USA government (through > Copyright law and Trademark law) as well as others, and taxes on the > people and companies involved, make it so the TV & Cable business is > not a free market. > > The Oil business is not free because, at the very least, CO2 and > environmental regulations. California even has laws that prevents you > from buying certain kinds of oil. Taxes on the sale of oil products > and the companies themselves also make not free. > > Health Care isn't free because of all the patents involved in that > industry. The "regulations" against the doctors. And taxes. > > None of those are free market. > > -- > Charles Iliya Krempeaux, B.Sc. <http://ChangeLog.ca/> > > All the Vlogging News on One Page > http://vlograzor.com/ > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
