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Do Republicans long for the good old 1910's just like Upton Sinclair described? - John Locke - 11-18-2012 01:09 PM
You know, when free market capitalism was at its peak?
- future - 11-18-2012 01:17 PM
Exactly the conditions of deregulation and Wall Street abuses that led to the LAST Great Depression.
No anti-trust laws.
No Unions.
No bank/lending regulations.
No lawsuits against corporations.
No employer provided healthcare.
No pensions.
No social security.
No medicare.
No welfare.
No civil rights.
No gay rights.
- Rich - 11-18-2012 01:17 PM
Yes.
Government regulation and interference is totally unnecessary and only hurts our country.
- Bill G IV - 11-18-2012 01:17 PM
I just felt a tingle go up my leg
- jesswzmn - 11-18-2012 01:17 PM
you mean like when workers worked in dangerous working environments and lasted only a few months until they died at work, got maimed or quit?? and then a new batch of uninformed immigrants replaced them? you mean when there was hardly any workplace regulations and unions could be busted like they were nothing???