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To: koan who wrote (48085)	7/8/2013 3:09:54 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 85487

LIke I said show me a country run like you want. The US used to be closer to one, but its become less free in the last couple of decades. Slipping from third in the index of economic freedom to out of the top ten. It still was imperfect, it still would have benefited from more freedom, but its moving in the wrong direction in this area. If you strict about what you mean by "run like what I want", then no there is no country like that. Because people like grabbing power and control and wealth to themselves using government. You blame capitalists, and rightfully so, they often manipulate the government to their own ends. But they aren't the only ones to do so, and if we had a more free market economy they would have far less ability and incentive to do so. The more government gets involved, the more rent seeking you will get. When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first thing to be bought and sold are legislators. --P.J. O'Rourke