>>You know, CB, theoretically free markets seem like a swell idea. The problem that I see is that most of the practitioners of it are lying, cheating, dissembling, hiding behind corporate veils and basically acting as unfairly as humanly possible in their dealings, for the sake of greed and community be damned. I find this to be not much of a basis for a vibrant economic system. I take it you don't see it this way.<<
I see all human beings as potentially lying, cheating and stealing. Including those who work for governments. Maybe more of those who work for governments because they have more power, and power corrupts, and also because people who work for governments tend to be more naive, or at least more ignorant.
My guess is that Enron, and maybe J.P. Morgan, broke laws that are already on the books, as they say. If people are going to commit illegal acts, it's hard to stop them before the fact.
Let the lawyers have their day, that's what we're for. |
