Comments on: ‘Political capitalism’ explained in Wichita http://wichitaliberty.org/free-markets/political-capitalism-explained-in-wichita/ Individual liberty, limited government, and free markets in Wichita and Kansas Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:12:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: wichitator http://wichitaliberty.org/free-markets/political-capitalism-explained-in-wichita/comment-page-1/#comment-59599 wichitator Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:27:10 +0000 http://wichitaliberty.org/?p=6842#comment-59599 If the state picks the winners and losers by setting up the rules to favor one business or industry over others, this will raise the overall level of uncertainty and raise risk. That's bad. When you combine an increase in risk with uncertainty over the regulatory and tax climates; when you add the certainty of higher federal taxes when the Bush tax cuts disappear; and when congress keeps legislating with 2k pages for a single bill; you know that this economy will have a very hard time recovering in such a hostile work and economic climate. If the state picks the winners and losers by setting up the rules to favor one business or industry over others, this will raise the overall level of uncertainty and raise risk. That’s bad.

When you combine an increase in risk with uncertainty over the regulatory and tax climates; when you add the certainty of higher federal taxes when the Bush tax cuts disappear; and when congress keeps legislating with 2k pages for a single bill; you know that this economy will have a very hard time recovering in such a hostile work and economic climate.

]]> By: Pat http://wichitaliberty.org/free-markets/political-capitalism-explained-in-wichita/comment-page-1/#comment-59257 Pat Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:16:51 +0000 http://wichitaliberty.org/?p=6842#comment-59257 "Socialists, he said, believe that when there is private property, its owners will be in bed with politicians in order to gain special favors." - Socialists? I thought that was the Libertarians. “Socialists, he said, believe that when there is private property, its owners will be in bed with politicians in order to gain special favors.” – Socialists? I thought that was the Libertarians.

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