Thinking leads to the inevitable conclusion that the laissez-faire policies held by Libertarians are just as flawed as the general policy sets held by D & R.
Gross deregulation leads to monopoly. Please show how this is not the historical fact. Fiscal loss of power leads to the same ends as loss of political and military power.
Absolutely agree. Libertarianism, on a long enough timeline, will lead to anarcho-capitalism.
Highly regulated capitalism seems to be a good mix. It seems like it's too late for the US in this case, since our government is almost entirely flooded by corporate interests. "Democrats vs Republicans" is really "Capitalist-imperialists who support abortion vs Capitalist-imperialists who don't support abortion." Of course, our media doesn't give a damn either, and distracts us with every last fringe issue...or in recent news, "Where's Snowden, LOL?!" vs "HEY your government is fucking treating you like a terror suspect just for using the internet and/or a cell phone!" It's weird that in almost every case, the media tends to whip people into a completely frightened frenzy. Now all we hear are crickets.
I think the first course of action in "fixing" things is a new voting system...one where you don't get two completely ineffectual parties clawing each other eyes out over ridiculous issues. One where if you vote for a third, fourth, or fifth party candidate, they actually have a chance.
We're in a hole, and we've got a lot of digging to do to get ourselves out.
"Six electric light companies were organized in the one year of 1887 in New York City. Forty-five electric light enterprises had the legal right to operate in Chicago in 1907. Prior to 1895, Duluth, Minnesota, was served by five electric lighting companies, and Scranton, Pennsylvania, had four in 1906. … During the latter part of the 19th century, competition was the usual situation in the gas industry in this country. Before 1884, six competing companies were operating in New York City … competition was common and especially persistent in the telephone industry … Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis, among the larger cities, had at least two telephone services in 1905.
No one suggests that competition can not or does not exist in areas at times. What I offer is the idea that the emergent (in a completely deregulated environment) outcome is a monopoly (or cartel acting as a a de facto monopoly).
I suggest events such as the Lincoln County War, or any of a number of company towns from 1890s through 1920s of the United States.
Gross deregulation leads to monopoly. Please show how this is not the historical fact. Fiscal loss of power leads to the same ends as loss of political and military power.