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"And the answer is ... (and it rhymes)
At the end of the 1960s, I forget exactly what the chief environmental concern was, probably acid rain. But I met this hippy dude who had the answer to it all. Somehow I doubted that he could explain the chemistry or physics, exactly what was affecting what how, the amplitude, frequency or type: particle, acoustic or electromagnetic. But he knew what was causing it all. It was what those jet airplanes high up in the atmosphere were putting out. It was Vibrations.
Now I hear that other people have the answer to the cause of all our economic woes. They may not be able to tell you which ones affect businesses and families how. They may not be able to tell you which ones are good and which are bad, or why. But they know that it's what government puts upon the marketplace. It's Regulations.
Wait a minute. Wasn't the shovel that dug this hole the unaccountable, unwise and unethical excesses of mortgage lenders and investment firms? Those Ponzi schemes and banks "to big to fail"? Those byzantine derivative trades in imaginary financial value? And less regulation would have helped us avoid that how, exactly? Will the people with all the answers kindly explain, in detail, with evidence that can be confirmed, exactly how we got from the budget surpluses under Clinton to our current fine mess. Not that I would credit any President for budget surpluses, but didn't we have a conservative Republican anti-regulation administration between then and now?
Whether it's a long-haired bearded hippy or a short-haired Tea Party partisan spouting them, I don't see how, without some deeper thought, mere buzzwords give us much hope for something better.
Could you be a little more specific, please?"
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