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Originally Posted by Corran006
Wow so a lot are under the impression that greed is good. Remind me how much you like this system if you have to buy expensive drugs to stay alive.
Honestly though, if you believe that they should be able to change whatever they want, and get as much money as possible, then you are part of the reason The U.S is in the shape its in now; People got greedy and broke the system for all.
If you all hold this attitude, your going to see the middle class destroyed, then we will have the mega rich and very poor, but then again we are already moving in that direction.
There are only so many resources, does it not bother you half the population of the world simple does not have enough food or water?
BTW it makes me laugh when you guys don't want a Socialist government, but you cry to the government when an oil spill happens, going help us! and make this company put out what it should, but Capitalism, and what they push says government should stay out of the free market, so you can't have it both ways.
Also I hope they raise the price of all books by 50%, see how you guys like that
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Sigh. OK, you are right. The government should set the price for books. The government should restrict corporations' profits to prevent them from making too much money. The government should feed the starving nations of the world. The government should pay for your medicine when you are sick. The government should control oil production. The government should force banks to give loans to people who don't qualify in the name of social justice (didn't work out so well BTW). The government should redistribute all of the nation's wealth so that no one is rich and all the poor people get "their fair share". Simply put, we are all children and the government needs to take care of us from cradle to grave.
Instead of Steinbeck, download a free copy of the Federalist Papers and educate yourself. Blind dependence on the government to solve all of the problems in your life (and the world in general) is a very dangerous thing. Greed (or rather self-interest) is what gets people in a society up off their collective asses and gets them to produce wealth.
Anyway, this goes way beyond the OP's question so I'll end my diatribe with this: I suggest you pack your bags and move to Cuba to enjoy the thriving middle-class life of utopian socialist-bliss that awaits you there.