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Posted on: August 7, 2020 at 10:17:24 CT

zounami MU

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companies aren't destroying the environment by polluting the air (excessively) or dumping toxic industrial waste into rivers, etc...

Those are the kinds of regulations imposed in free markets throughout the world. Ironically, it's only nations like communist China that don't.

As I said before, you should move there since you seem to prefer their way of doing things over ours.

Edited by zounami at 10:21:44 on 08/07/20

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you’re the one advocating fascism here - pickle MU

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based on your definition of "free market", one cannot exist - zounami MU - 8/7 10:38:31

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i wouldn't call that a monopoly - pickle MU

- 8/7 12:10:35

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Economists would tell you the exact same thing... - zounami MU - 8/7 11:00:58

and you want to make them even less free, making you - ashtray UF - 8/7 11:21:01

no, I'm a utilitarian, I want whatever is best for the - zounami MU - 8/7 11:25:04

you mispelled "fascist" (nm) - ashtray UF - 8/7 13:19:09

you do not believe in free markets and capitalism - pickle MU

- 8/7 11:58:27

yet..when you are given a choice - meatiger MU - 8/7 11:02:51

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- 8/7 10:45:25

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regulations for the environment, public health & safety... - zounami MU - 8/7 10:55:07

"without government intervention" - ashtray UF - 8/7 11:22:05

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- 8/7 12:01:21

I already posted the consensus among economists. (nm) - zounami MU - 8/7 12:08:14

for one, no, you didn't - pickle MU

- 8/7 12:11:19

wrong, on both counts (nm) - zounami MU - 8/7 12:12:56

incorrect - pickle MU

- 8/7 12:20:21

incorrect (nm) - pickle MU

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wow(nm) - meatiger MU - 8/7 13:35:31

RE: wow(nm) - zounami MU - 8/7 13:50:07

So someone told you there could be a threat - meatiger MU - 8/7 14:09:36

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using TikTok? - ashtray UF - 8/7 15:20:39

so what's your complaint? (nm) - ashtray UF - 8/7 13:20:05

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only if FOX News said so (nm) - ashtray UF - 8/7 15:19:25

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your views are more in line with China than meatiger's are - ashtray UF - 8/7 10:14:54

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they absolutely do - ashtray UF - 8/7 10:12:06

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RE: lol no (nm) - zounami MU - 8/7 10:39:41

those are the kinds of regulations imposed on regulated - ashtray UF - 8/7 10:20:32

he heard it on FOX News - ashtray UF - 8/7 10:01:50

you're anti-free market and anti-capitalism, then - ashtray UF - 8/7 09:58:50

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China is communist, not fascist - ashtray UF - 8/7 13:20:37

It's both, Lebron. (nm) - zounami MU - 8/7 13:58:19

you obviously don't know what those words mean either - ashtray UF - 8/7 15:19:53

no, you’re arguing for fascism (nm) - pickle MU

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you're the one attacking capitalism (nm) - ashtray UF - 8/7 10:08:40

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it isn't (nm) - ashtray UF - 8/7 09:59:15

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