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Originally Posted by ardeegee
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I'll take your word for it, from what I could see on the site, they would not
be of any interest to me.
The marketing ideas presented fit into a free market, no problem. They
seemed designed to fail but failure is not a problem in a free market, the
assets that they temporarily control will be reallocated to the next guy with
a promising idea.
It's when government or some other controlling force try to manipulate a
free market that the real problems appear. Both "supports" and limitations
cause unwanted distortions. Probably that worst of these are attempts to
save failing economic endeavorers by financial intervention alone, a flat out
government edict to prohibit or require purchase and use of a product would
fall in as only a little less damaging. Generally governmental attempts to limit,
restrict of prohibit commerce just creates a clandestine criminal market. It
also usually creates conditions to enrich those who can pick and choose who
the government supports, ie.. graft, corruption, "the Chicago Way", ect..
Those who would condemn the "Evil Corporation" for bribing the inspectors, or
for their spending $Millions$ on lobbing efforts seem to forget that the very
controlling laws/regulations are what is allowing the inspectors and political
machines to make their "extra income". Without the controlling laws and the
inspectors or lawmakers, there would be no one or no reason to bribe. (Do
you really think those who want to regulate and want to set the terms of the
regulation, aren't envisioning $$$ in their future?)
This site presents a relatively naivete approach that most often fails in the
real market place, but is no threat to a free market.
Luck;
Ken