re: #76 Absalom, Absalom, Obdicut

This bit is absolutely true, though a real free market would also be horrific. But corporatism is the biggest current problem we’ve got, absolutely. And the founding fathers foresaw it, too.

Greed and self-interest are forces of nature. And like any other force of nature, they need to be contained and channeled so they are beneficial for everyone, just as flowing water can power a turbine or irrigate a field, it can also wipe out entire cities.

And unchanneled greed can be just as destructive.