任何一個市場裡都有貪婪與詐欺，但是為什麼貪婪與詐欺會造成系統性的崩潰？自由市場至上論者不是告訴我們Greed is good？這次危機告訴我們，其實這些論者並不真的了解自由市場，他們對於自由市場寄予過度的信心.
共和黨政府一面主張給富人減稅，削減各種公共開支，社會福利，認為福利會讓國民失去責任感。他們將民主黨的liberalism抹紅成社會主義，甚至於共產主義。說老人健保計畫MedCare是 Socialist drug。因而你可以理解一般人對於Bush政府要花1000億以上美金去bailout，更進一步把全球第18大企業AIG變成國營企業(儘管只是暫時性的)有多麼憤怒與鄙視。原來，It
is the market discipline for the poor, socialism for the rich! 而不斷要求減稅的資本家們，憑什麼要全體納稅人去清理自己留下的垃圾？！
Funny
that so many people are up in arms because they think Obama is a
"socialist". What economic institutions are there left for the
federal government to take over?—
Derrick, NYC
Welcome
to the United States of Socialist
America!!!—
Mike, Chicago
I
just want to know how I can get a federal loan.$1 billion will be fine.—
Anna, New York
When
is the Fiver Year Plan going to be announced? Welcome to the United
States of Amerika! I really
hope I don't hear anyone utter the phrases "free market" and
"moral hazard" in this country ever again.......—
bbrophyb, Providence, RI
No additional money for
homeless people, fuel assistance etc. but $85 billion for Wall Street on top of
the untold billions already handed out?McCain is Bush and Obama had his tongue cut out by the U. of Chicago.Who will speak for us?—
marcelduchamp, Clinton, Maine
Republican,
"Government should get out of the way!"Capitalist, "Oops, I got greedy and screwed up, can I have tens of
billions of dollars?"
Republican, "Sure buddy, the taxpayer will bail you out."
Single mother, "Can I have help with child care to help me find work and
support my family?"
Republican, "No! You must take responsibility for your actions."
You are all going to spend the rest of your working lives paying for these
idiots mistakes and they will retire to spend more time with their money.
Time for a change guys. As FDR said in 1933:
"Primarily this is because rulers of the exchange of mankind's goods have
failed through their own stubbornness and their own incompetence, have admitted
their failure, and have abdicated. Practices of the unscrupulous money changers
stand indicted in the court of public opinion, rejected by the hearts and minds
of men. True they have tried, but their efforts have been cast in the pattern
of an outworn tradition. Faced by failure of credit they have proposed only the
lending of more money. Stripped of the lure of profit by which to induce our
people to follow their false leadership, they have resorted to exhortations,
pleading tearfully for restored confidence....The money changers have fled from
their high seats in the temple of our civilization. We may now restore that
temple to the ancient truths. The measure of the restoration lies in the extent
to which we apply social values more noble than mere monetary profit."—
Steve F, Scotland
自由市場至上論完蛋了！