The Anti-Capitalists

Is it just more or is the United States Government’s interaction and “saving” the failing companies the exact opposite of capitalism?  Isn’t capitalism supposed to be Laisez-Faire; hands off?  If the government feels the need to step in and save these failing companies because it is in the American People’s best interest, isn’t that all the proof we need that Capitalism doesn’t work?

Bear Stearns, AIG, Morgan Stanley, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Wachovia, Lehman Brothers.

If these companies practiced a flawed form of business and failed, should they not be allowed to fail?  The government says they stop these companies from failing by taking the taxpayers money and giving it to them (after those companies took our money by artificially inflating the cost of living) so that the country’s financial system doesn’t crash.  They save these companies to save us; or so they say right?

Let them fail.  That’s Capitalism.  The company did business poorly, made poor decisions and now they should be allowed to fail.

But it’s too late.  The United States Government has stepped in and taken taxpayer money, yet again, to save companies – to shelter us from financial failure.  Well fuck that!

If the United States Government wants to promote Capitalism and reep the benefits of Capitalism, then they should also allow the world to see the flaws in the system.  Instead, they plug it up with borrowed money.  They hide the fundamental flaws of Capitalism (greed) by giving money to those who lust for money.

It just seems so wrong!!