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Canada's banking system kept high & dry by strict regulation

George W Bush being an economic conservative is a myth. That is essentially the point of my post. (see comment)

Canada's banking system kept high & dry by strict regulation

"Wait, are you seriously trying to claim that before government regulation in industry that people lived better lives?" That's not what I said at all. What I said was the country as a whole has lost influence in the world since we took an interventionist … (see comment)

Canada's banking system kept high & dry by strict regulation

Without regulation America grew into the most successful country in the history of the world. It's only been since the fed was created and social policy shifted so drastically over the last 50 or so years that the nation has taken a turn for the worst. (see comment)

Canada's banking system kept high & dry by strict regulation

I'll grant you the pollution, do you have any evidence of the 17%? (see comment)

Canada's banking system kept high & dry by strict regulation

For anyone looking for examples of the free market working in practice, look no further than Hong Kong, or even Singapore. :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong And while I'm giving examples of things, the "Federal Reinvestment Act" and the Federal … (see comment)

Canada's banking system kept high & dry by strict regulation

Regulation was what got the US into this mess. There is a lot of it, regardless of what the people responsible for said regulation will tell you. (see comment)

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