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To: Road Walker who wrote (739598)	9/15/2013 4:56:52 PM
From: longnshort	6 Recommendations Recommended By Brumar89 FJB joseffy steve harris TideGlider and 1 more member Respond to of 1577900

I can see by your non answer you don't pay your caddy a living wage

To: Road Walker who wrote (739598)	9/15/2013 5:47:29 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1577900

>> The only "free market economies" I witness are in 3rd world countries. It hasn't always been that way. Markets in the US were relatively free up through the 50s and even in the early 60s. Not totally free, but compared to today. The minimum wage was not intrusive, regulation was more reasonable, and the economy grew like gangbusters.

To: Road Walker who wrote (739598)	9/15/2013 9:34:47 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1577900

Actually most third world countries had very high tax rates and loads of regulations until pretty recently.

To: Road Walker who wrote (739598)	9/15/2013 11:37:35 PM
From: Joe Btfsplk	3 Recommendations Recommended By Brumar89 FJB i-node Respond to of 1577900

Name a small government country that works for their citizens Hong Kong since John Cowperwaithe. The brilliant success of their laissez-faire policies is causing varying degrees of emulation, particularly in parts of the orient. China, while hardly free, has earned the reserves to begin to (crudely) spread the benefits of commerce even to Africa. Same as since capitalism began to evolve in Scotland five centuries past, where freedom waxes the tends are favorable. Not so where it wanes. It's obvious the denizens of the USA have done well vis-à-vis most other places. Those not exposed to serious analysis of the nature of prosperity can easily believe that's because of government, rather than in spite of. The tide has turned. It may take a while for the idolaters of statism to begin questioning their premises and look elsewhere for better explanations.