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Richmanwoods Wrote: Oct 24, 2012 1:59 AM
How in the WORLD does Stossel's article help to re-elect Obama? I think you are truly reaching and creating scenarios that don't exist. I didn't see anything in the article that indicated that he was pushing Gary Johnson. How did you conclude that?
MatthewlovesAyn Wrote: Oct 24, 2012 8:04 AM
Because Panda argues that anyone who agrees wholeheartedly with Stossel can't possibly vote for Mitt, as he is the antithesis of libertarianism, as is Barry.
On TV, my Fox colleague Bill O'Reilly says, "The recession was brought on largely by greedy Wall Street corporations."

Give me a break.

Bill's smart. If he believes such things, we who care about freedom have done a poor job communicating economics.

Blaming problems on "greed" is a mindless cliche.

Yes, Wall Street was greedy -- but that's nothing new. Greed is a constant. Did you ever turn down a raise? We need a free market because it restrains greed. Laws against theft and fraud help, but competition does more. With this election approaching, and statist, eager-to-regulate candidates in ascent, we...

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