> Actually, bad government regulation contributed to all of
> those, Dems and Reps both. And no one has consistently
> predicted such things. You can't preempt what you can't
> predict.
WHAT bad government regulations?
> Did you make any posts predicting the housing crisis
> before, say, 2004? Did you suggest a way to preempt
> it? You seem like a clever guy. If you didn't, why do
> you think the politicians could? And even if they
> could, why would they? Their incentives are to try to
> please people who can get them reelected, and to not
> make any decisions that displease those people or that
> can prove to be decisively wrong come election time.
are you saying no one predicted this was coming? hell, i knew it was coming and
i ain't so clever as you think you are!~)
the republicans incentives were to please the lobbyists with deep pockets and a
vested interest in deregulation.
the democrats were the ones who wanted to please people who could get them
reelected, with incentives such as fannie and freddie. that way ordinary
people could share the american dream and actually own property, so they
wouldn't have to rent and pay off the mortgages of their landlords. bush
wanted people to become consumers and max out their credit to fuel the economy
and pay for the war.
> The government has certainly made a mess of health
> insurance. The best thing the government could do
> would be to remove the laws that make it difficult
> for health insurance providers to serve customers
so you don't think the "providers" are making enough? what about removing the
providers! i think it's called single payer, so all that profit goes to people
who don't have health care, or can't afford the deductibles... oh, i forgot,
that would put all those paper pushers and date entry personnel out of work,
AND big pharm would no longer be able to buy politicians....
> and especially to remove the subsidy for employer
> provided health care which makes health-care more
> expensive for the self-employed and unemployed.
shades of mc cain!
hook line and sinker...
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