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To: LoneClone who wrote (127645)	1/18/2010 11:02:09 PM
From: whitepine	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 206110

but markets don't work properly without government regulation. Look at history -- unregulated and poorly regulated markets quickly become various types of monopolies and monopsonies that work for the benefit of a small minority rather than all of society. I don't think you understand markets at all. History? To what were your referring, specifically? Monopolies? Of what, by whom, when, and what effects? Most liberals don't believe in markets. It seems your comments reflect this assumption. What specific regulations make markets work? What specific outcomes are not met by the operation of free markets--with respect to energy? Your position isn't just veiled ideology, it reflects shallow understanding of economics.