Comments on: Is the President Responsible for Deficits? http://the-classic-liberal.com/is-the-president-responsible-for-deficits/ Old Right Libertarian & Conservative Politics, Economics, and Opinion Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:59:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: BoomerJeff http://the-classic-liberal.com/is-the-president-responsible-for-deficits/comment-page-1/#comment-104 BoomerJeff Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:15:44 +0000 http://the-classic-liberal.com/?p=475#comment-104 As always, the politicians muck up the markets with perverse regulations and disincentives and then blame "unregulated free markets" when a crisis hits. Why do so many people fall for it? Although healthcare wasn't mentioned in this virtual interview, the same rule applies. Health Insurance and Medical services is the second most regulated activity in the nation and yet gasbag politicians manage to sell at least half the voters the lie that "the free market" is to blame for whatever they dislike about health care. As always, the politicians muck up the markets with perverse regulations and disincentives and then blame "unregulated free markets" when a crisis hits.

Why do so many people fall for it?

Although healthcare wasn't mentioned in this virtual interview, the same rule applies.

Health Insurance and Medical services is the second most regulated activity in the nation and yet gasbag politicians manage to sell at least half the voters the lie that "the free market" is to blame for whatever they dislike about health care.

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