Monopoly formation is not the only evil of a lightly regulated economy such as USA. The lack of care delivered to large portions of the populace, as evidenced by a tiny spend on welfare programs, the lack of universal entitlement to healthcare, the disparity of opportunity between socio-economic groups, and plenty of other ills.CaptainFritz28 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 5:37 pmBy mixed economy, I think those of us who believe it us most moral are not necessarily referring to its use currently, as much as its idea of being neither extreme of full capitalist or full socialist.
I believe that the government has a place in regulating the economy, but that that place is very limited, and should be restricted to the goal of ensuring that monopolies do not form, or that enterprising new businesses can grow easily in the face of such monopolies to create competition.
The best economy is one in which competition is necessary to ensure survival, meaning that each business works as hard as possible and does everything in their power to ensure quality of their products. The government owning businesses is just a monopoly, and unfettered capitalism allows for monopolies, so a mixed, albeit mostly free, market is the best.
Aside from the USA's archaic gun laws, these ills directly to the massive incarceration rates and crime rates evidenced across your society. I would go as far as to say that the USA is the poster-boy for increased government intervention.