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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (82868)	4/21/2010 3:03:40 PM
From: JakeStraw	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224729

Yes Kenneth what was the SEC doing? Now Obama wants to expand their powers? What a fricking joke!

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (82868)	4/21/2010 3:10:40 PM
From: JakeStraw	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224729

An Economy of Liars When government and business collude, it's called crony capitalism. Expect more of this from the financial reforms contemplated in Washington online.wsj.com Financial services regulators failed to enforce laws and regulations against fraud. Bernie Madoff is the paradigmatic case and the Securities and Exchange Commission the paradigmatic failed regulator. Fraud is famously difficult to uncover, but as we now know, not Madoff's. The SEC chose to ignore the evidence brought to its attention. Banking regulators allowed a kind of mortgage dubbed "liar loans" to flourish. And so on. Congressional committees overseeing industries succumb to the allure of campaign contributions, the solicitations of industry lobbyists, and the siren song of experts whose livelihood is beholden to the industry. The interests of industry and government become intertwined and it is regulation that binds those interests together. Business succeeds by getting along with politicians and regulators. And vice-versa through the revolving door. We call that system not the free-market, but crony capitalism. It owes more to Benito Mussolini than to Adam Smith.