This is a wonderful example of just how wrong and dangerous "free" market capitalism is and how unregulated markets destroy our society as a whole (in this case destroying a small town).

    I wonder if this will get the attention it deserves.
  4. BigSalad

    BigSalad Member

    I am not a big fan of the government having any type of control over the market, especially when they can use taxpayer dollars as bailouts.

    However, in this case the government DID NOT bail out this company. They DID NOT have the ability to make this company stay or not. It was done by a private company in the free market.
  5. BigSalad

    BigSalad Member

    I don't think that is accurate. If the government didn't bail this company out, who did?

    How many towns did this company destroy?

    I am sure there are many more towns this company has hurt, and continues to hurt.
  6. BigSalad

    BigSalad Member

    I understand your point. This was a case that was decided by the courts and not the taxpayers.

    That said, there is a large number of companies that could have been in the same situation, if the taxpayers and their