GaryDog
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Robber barons simply used their corporate profits to keep a stranglehold on their industries. That's an inevitable outcome of unchecked capitalism, which is what you support. And as much as you hate socialism, I bet you love public schools, roads, national parks, the military, etc. All of those are socialist ideals, and contrary to what you might claim, they're quite new.
I've never said I support unfettered capitalism. I want the free market capitalist system our founders established. Free market capitalism, free enterprise, constitutionally enumerated power of government and minimal government interference.
Public schools are a disaster. Public roads other than post roads are the responsibility of states. I'm fine with national parks and the military but these are NOT socialist ideals. I know you Marxists love to claim that but you're wrong. The military is specifically enumerated in the constitution as a power of government.
Interstate highways are federally funded and maintained. NTSB, FAA, etc. are all federal entities. And it's odd that you're okay with "state government" for millions of people but not "federal government" for millions of people. You make no sense, and your position is unsupported.
Are public schools struggling? Sure, but then that undermines your claim that states know best, doesn't it? Many states do it well. Other states do it poorly. Ironically, the red states (Republican, pro-market states) do it worst. Wonder why that is? Because you cannot spread resources evenly when you rely on private investment and private incentives.
I doubt you're a constitutional scholar. I actually have a law degree, so please don't lecture me on what's constitutional and what's not. The Commerce Clause was left open to interpretation by the judiciary for a reason. Same with the "Welfare" clause. We're not a country that can survive only with postal roads and a militia. It's not 1787, and comparing our economy now to the economy then is like comparing a trip to the grocery store to a trip to the moon.