(July 8, 2014 at 4:10 pm)Ryantology (╯°◊°)╯︵ ══╬ Wrote:(July 8, 2014 at 2:25 pm)Rhythm Wrote: I don't believe in a free market at all. I think it was a terrible idea leaned upon by minds with a poor understanding of the realities of the world around them.
I like the idea of a market for non-essential goods which is regulated to the point where monopolies cannot form and workers get a fair share of what their labor produces (as opposed to all employers being evil and them deserving no more than anyone else). I respect the fact that it takes more to be able to start a business and to run that business. I do not respect the lie that this relatively marginal extra effort and know-how entitles an employer to thousands of times as much money as any of their employees.
Essentials, such as healthcare and basic utilities should not be sold for profit. A basic amount of food and safe shelter should be guaranteed to every individual. The idea that a person can't afford to sustain a secure existence in a country like this is abominable and should not be permitted.
Completely agree with the last part, and I'm a right wing person, I think that is something even nationalists and conservatives agree or SHOULD agree. There is only one problem - The government can suck at running public services. I'll give my example, we have free healthcare, but most hospitals are bureaucratic and people die in waiting lines, we lack efficiency.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you
