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Pastimes : THE SLIGHTLY MODERATED BOXING RING
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To: TigerPaw who wrote (11942)5/3/2002 5:22:30 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) of 21057
 
Capitalism generally raises the standard of living. Some people get rich. So what? Mostly, the government slows down economic growth and distorts investment decisions. There is nothing wrong with the government establishing some regulations relating to health, safety, and fair dealing, for example, but it is no better to have the government second guessing or demanding continual accounts of business than it would be to have individuals followed around constantly by the police, to be forced to "answer for themselves" at the pleasure of the authorities. Regulations should not be harrassing, nor should they entail massive amounts of man- hours and other compliance costs. Otherwise, they are merely a way of destroying marginal businesses, and causing unemployment......
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