(December 29, 2011 at 12:06 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: LOL, I know there is humor in your post, but I have always laughed at the "invisble hand of the market" suggestion. In reality you can never have a completely socialist or capitalist society. Things will always tug back and forth in the market, which means it is damn near impossible to predict unless you get insider trading information from those powerful enough to influence a great portion of the market.
Much of that humor is self-effacing, since there really was a time I bought into that crap. It really is like a religion, with the Great Invisible Hand as a god, Rand as a prophet and Reagan as a saint. The sermons were delivered in Finance classes.
The Invisible Hand will provide. You have to believe. Trust in the Great Invisible Hand and let go of all these regulations and lo, prosperity shall flow and the rising tide will lift all boats.
Yes, there really was a time when I was a believer. I look back and wonder how I got brainwashed so easily.
I've come to find life is a balance. Businesses aren't evil. They're soulless machines that serve a purpose if properly directed and motivated. Government isn't evil. It too serves a purpose if sensibly managed and carefully watched.
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