Forum Post: Regulation and the OWS Movement
Posted 13 years ago on Nov. 1, 2011, 7:10 a.m. EST by darrenlobo
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One of the most ironic things I have witnessed in the month of OWS protests is that the protesters constantly are cited or restricted by authorities as they run afoul of regulation after regulation. From confiscating heaters in NYC (fire hazard) to shutting down impromptu outdoor kitchens (food "safety"), the protesters are stymied by rules, rules, and more rules.
Yet, to listen to them, what is their "solution" for making our society better? Yep, you guessed it, even more rules.
Haha good point. More regulation will save us! Seriously ows wake the f up.
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No, actually I haven't. All my meals are prepared in front of me while I eat off Mexicans I pose as my furniture. Just like the movie bruno
yeah, funy, but you know i'm not wrong. this movement is not about capitalism, it's about justice for some. those that have to follow rules, and some that pay to get out of them. there is no other way to describe it than corruption. city, county, state, and federal levels.
You are not wrong, there is corruption in all levels, giving the corrupt more power is not a fix though
How about more regulation of the investment banks (Glass Steagall) and less regualtion of normal people?
This is a very naive POV. The elites will always control the govt (regulators) & use it to their advantage. You merely play into their hands by advocating more regulation.
Deregulation of the financial sector is a myth. It is one of the most heavily regulated there is. Regulation actually increased under Bush, "The data also show that, adjusted for inflation, expenditures for the category of finance and banking were cut by 3 percent during the Clinton years and rose 29 percent from 2001 to 2009, making it hard to argue that Bush deregulated the financial sector." http://reason.com/archives/2008/12/10/bushs-regulatory-kiss-off Forget the mythology they use to enslave you, join us in advocating liberty.
They will put up with all the little regualtions in the world if the majoe one, the main one from the Great Depression, is removed.
Why would anyone want to do the things that failed to end the Depression? The New Deal is a great example of what not to do.
Im talking about Glass-Steagal dude. New Deal sucked.
So did Glass-Steagal ‘Repeal’ of Glass-Steagall Irrelevant to Financial Crisis http://lewrockwell.com/woods/woods183.html
Letting consumer banks become interantional investment banks worked out? What freakin planet are you on?
They're still very heavily regulated, that's not working out too well here on planet Earth.