why do liberals think they can over ride market forces?

[Nanny States Of America]

liberals for some reason think they can over ride the laws of economics and when it doesnt work they point and blame the business man. Why dont liberals understand every intervention in the economy has net negative unintended consequences. They dont seem to understand there are finite resource and distributing them is through the free market is the best way.

[Steve G]

The "invisible hand" is not a God or a law of physics. It is a useful but imperfect economic predictor.

[Spock (rhp)]

economics isn't required in liberal studies and the history of socialism isn't taught.

[One Man Wolfpack]

You say this as if conservatives are more innocent of meddling in the market. Both parties are guilty of messing with the market.

[roundBastard273]

They can force the market to change by banning and outlawing the products we do want and give taxpayer-paid subsidies for the products we don't want.

[FLSwampBoy]

You must be right. Wall Street really looked out for us in 2008.

[i]

"Why dont liberals understand every intervention in the economy has net negative unintended consequences."

negative for who? Negative for the rich who have their boot on the throat of working America? We dont mind negative consequences for them. Its time we fight back and get our country back.

[So Say We All]

America doesn't have a free market, it has a planned economy by Corporations.

Conservatives even support this and claim it's Capitalism and free markets, when in reality it's only free for the powerful corporations.

America hasn't had free markets since the new deal. The Great Depression was a banker created explosion, they created this for a reason -- so that America would reject free market principles and blame Capitalism instead of blaming Corporatism and private banks.

[Tortureking]

Why are TRAIOTR REPUBLICANS OUTSOURCING THE AMERICAN TAX BASE

[tribeca_belle]

You mean the same market forces that have presented us with recessions, depressions, panics and all sorts of severe economic downturns throughout the history of capitalism?

Liberals believe that providing safety nets for the population that is adversely affected is absolutely necessary in a modern, developed society. Liberals also believe that appropriate regulations can help prevent the abuses within the system that lead to disastrous economic results. Liberals also believe that focusing on improving the economic well being of all Americans will help prevent us from turning into a third-word type country with a very few, very wealthy individuals and a lot of very poor ones. As the middle class declines and the wealth moves upwards, we seem to be trending in that direction, especially over the last decade.

I think you have to bring your economic and social thinking up-to-date and not ignore the very dramatic lessons of history. Your understanding of economics is simplistic.

There is no mystical, magical market force that will make everything stay just fine and there never was.