[cinives]

You need to put down the csh manual and pick up an economics book once in a while. There are no disadvantages in a FREE SOCIETY except the fact that the politicians might not be able to vote you special privileges and tax breaks.

For an excellent economics education read the book "Socialism" by Ludwig von Mises. He comprehensively debunks the notion of a planned economy and its sustainability.

[superiorslots]

They left out china will steal your intellectual and proprietary knowledge.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

csh? Not since bash was invented. Is a free society defined as one in which government can't legislate to some degree how private businesses conduct their affairs? Is the US then a free society? It seems to me that people in a free society can and do exert pressures on their governments to impose restrictions on foreign-owned and multinational businesses, such as requiring some percentage of domestic content, that are hardly to the benefit of foreign investors.

For an excellent economics education read the book "Socialism" by Ludwig von Mises. He comprehensively debunks the notion of a planned economy and its sustainability.

Thanks, but Socialist nations have already done a much better of job of debunking any such notions.

[staytrue]

He comprehensively debunks the notion of a planned economy and its sustainability.

Have not read the book, but to have a planned economy, you need planners. Planners are human and no matter how good, they will eventually make a big mistake.

I fear that this is happening to the US to some degree where the planners are basically, fannie mae, freddie mac, the big banks and hedge funds. Risk has be socialized and diffussed throughout US society, that we may be headed for a blow up.