re: #20 HappyWarrior

I think alot of conservatives forget that Smith was a radical for his time. A product of the Scottish Enlightenment and wrote Wealth of Nations as a contrast to the mercantilism system that had dominated Europe before he wrote that book. I think Smith would have taken issue with unregulated capitalism and furthermore the attempts to link laissez-faire capitalism with conservative Christianity.

There were almost no regulatory issues regarding environment in Smith’s day, and on a moral level he was opposed to abuses of workers. He’s basically misunderstood by everyone citing him in defense of laissez faire.