[nwrep]

We could head down the same path if we are not careful. There is only one solution to this problem, briefly alluded to in the essay above, and that is de-regulation on a massive scale unseen since the creation of the post-war welfare state.

Scrap all regulations related to capacity, workers' rights, workers' compensation, OSHA, license and regulatory fees, various permits, and zoning of commercial establishments. Let unadulterated capitalism as envisioned by Adam Smith take hold, and prosperity will return.

[Oberon]

Scrap all regulations related to capacity, workers' rights, workers' compensation, OSHA, license and regulatory fees, various permits, and zoning of commercial establishments. Let unadulterated capitalism as envisioned by Adam Smith take hold, and prosperity will return.

There have been systems like that before. Charles Dickens wrote about them a good deal.

[Capitalism2003]

unadulterated capitalism....and a world gold standard..economic freedom and honest money...both needed before we can move forward.

[killermosquito]

Don't forget to smash the unions to smithereens while you're at it! I live in the Buffalo area and the relationship between unions and the politicos have practically destroyed this region.

[oceanview]

right, americans are going to work in slave labor camps like China.