4 May 2014 3:37 pm
Come on, shin. How do think the US operated before regulations were created to benefit the industrialists?Vegas » 04 May 2014 3:01 pm » wrote: Thanks for proving my point that libs are communist pigs.
Before Reagan and the Walmart effect, local communities, independent banks and small businesses within that community were in many ways, still operating in a free "as possible' enterprise environment. At least it was the closest thing to it in recent memory.
It may be a pipe dream, but it's not a myth. And no free enterprise within a civilized society comprised of millions of people with ever be totally free, with no regulations.
What isn't a pipe dream is the demand for an end to Fed and state regulations which have crippled the ability of local economies to be autonomous. In Virginia, farmers are prohibited by law to sell their meat, produce and dairy directly to the public. They are forced to sell to large food conglomerates at a fraction of what their goods are worth.