<<"free markets" consist of removing government from the field so that capitalists can compete freely, without any restriction..>>
Government, as run by many Democrats, represents a check on capitalism. And capitalism does need to be checked somewhat; for otherwise you end up with massive income inequality and culture wars, the exact situation which the USA finds itself in today.
Capitalism is not the end all and be all. It has its good points and bad points, if left unfettered.
No one really knows what the founding fathers would have to say about free enterprise if they lived in 2023 rather than
1776.
Capitalism is good for capitalists. It is not good for many others. That is where government regulation comes into play. And I am strong proponent of checks and balances, not only among the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government, but among government itself and the system of capitalism.
The primary concern of capitalists is to maximize profit. Sure, some do give back quite a bit, like the Rockerfellas, Gates, Soros, etc. But most capitalists could not give two chits about their fellow man. Other people become mostly a means to an end, not an end in itself. I come from a whole family tradition of capitalists so I know. Above all, I am a bit of a capitalist myself, more than I am willing to admit. |
