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Saturday, October 11, 2008

free

free market
time we learned
what it costs

18 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

no kidding...

10:12 AM  
Blogger Crafty Green Poet said...

clever and to the point and so very true

11:05 AM  
Blogger Art and Poetry said...

The cost will be high in many ways, good one!

11:39 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

we're still in the process of counting the cost. the market has its place, but so does reasonable government policy.

12:16 PM  
Blogger Magyar said...

We 'Prols' have raised these questions in the past.
_m

2:24 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

We are doing just that....

*grin*

And now go and Kill Word Verification!!!!

7:39 PM  
Blogger Bill said...

At least now we know the myth of the free market is a myth.

7:52 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

So true. Thanks for sharing

9:17 PM  
Blogger J. Andrew Lockhart said...

amen!

10:59 PM  
Blogger haiku-shelf (Angelika Wienert) said...

so true!

1:12 PM  
Blogger Bill said...

Thanks, kouji, Andrew, Angelika. We have to recognize that "free-market solutions" are often the problem.

6:51 PM  
Blogger Masago said...

Yes, for sure.

10:04 PM  
Blogger jem said...

If only I'd known about the poetry behind the economics when I did my school exams in it, or equally if I'd only known the real adult life implications of the facts!

7:28 AM  
Blogger Bill said...

Vaughn and jem, good to hear from you.

8:04 AM  
Blogger polona said...

sigh...

12:07 PM  
Blogger Bill said...

I know the feeling, polona.

9:16 PM  
Blogger Tikkis said...

"There is none Free Lunches" said someone. - Why we all must pay others' invoices ?-(

4:59 AM  
Blogger Captain USpace said...

.
creating MORE jobs
will spread NEW wealth around
- it is NOT finite


ignore credit scores
give everyone homes
- like musical chairs

to deny a mortgage
must be due to racism
.

9:22 PM  

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