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I told you this was a problem... Hugo Chavez for President
He did lax just about all regulation on business/banks/utilities etc etc... There has been a wild west atmosphere in corp/banking business under Bush. Surely his extreme neoliberal approach had those doing the deed set at ease. Aside from that, I have further "suspicions" Homes sales were at something like a 20 year high for Bush's election year in 2004. Almost overnight they went from telling unqualified people to take a hike to saying, hey, I think we can work something out. JUST suspicious.
Ok, obviously we're not on the same wavelength. forcing people to operate within a set of laws to prevent abusive practice is not protectionist 
It's common sense bubba... Jeez... The only problem I have with capitalism is the lawless wild west playing ground they've created. Don't go tell me that these men are responsible enough to govern themselves. If they can abuse the system through a loophole, they'll do it. There has to be some fucking rules to the game pal and a rule that prevents abuses is a good rule! What you're telling me is that Enron didn't do anything wrong Oh brother...
debussey nailed it.
I will say there is a degree that socialism is a valuable addition to any system but should not be the dominant path. Same with Capitalism, we have seen and have not seen the end of the destructive problems associated with this wild west lawless form of capitalism we're under.
In American politics, Neoliberalism is where you'll find the connect to the liberal term, but the term is just used because it applies total liberty to the corporation and free will to proceed however they see fit on the global scene. That will put them politically at odds with many who define themselves as liberals. Infact many hardcore neoliberals are far right politicaly--exceptions like Bill Clinton are not uncommon. But I agree... These days you're going to find that liberals in America believe in personal liberty and min government that meets the common good. But not little regulation, that's again a neoliberal thing. Being overshadowed with scandal after scandal of corporate corruption, crime and intrution into government, you'll find no shortage of the liberal crowd in America calling for greater regulation of the corporations. This is confirmed usually after watching 5 minutes of Free Speech TV I call it a call for policing of the corporation because right now, it's lawlessness in the wild west for these clowns and they don't give a rats ass how many innocent people get gunned down going after that dollar.
