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To: Road Walker who wrote (387430)	5/31/2008 11:59:34 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575127

Yet many want to wait for the ultimate crisis, so the 'free market' can work it's magic... even though the 'free market' is a complete illusion. Usually, waiting for the 'free market' "to work its magic" has meant a number of people will suffer economic loss.

To: Road Walker who wrote (387430)	6/1/2008 12:29:23 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575127

supply isn't a pure economic issue but is decided by politics. Politics which hampers the normal workings of the market. That doesn't mean the market is a bad thing and that we shouldn't try to give it more freedom to work - like say by getting rid of our own political obstacles to the market working. Which makes it a national security issue. Are you going to argue we should make war to force resource rich countries to drill and produce more? ... even though the 'free market' is a complete illusion. No its not an illusion. The illusion is government action can do better than a free market. We have almost a century of experience with countries trying to do that.