Comments on: 7 Ways the Recession Will Ultimately Improve America http://blog.ajlisy.com/2009/02/7-ways-the-recession-will-ultimately-improve-america/ Linux, finance, rants, politics Thu, 13 May 2010 07:14:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tony Lawrence http://blog.ajlisy.com/2009/02/7-ways-the-recession-will-ultimately-improve-america/comment-page-1/#comment-1068 Tony Lawrence Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:40:15 +0000 http://blog.ajlisy.com/?p=183#comment-1068 Why do we even allow "too big to fail"? We don't allow monopolies because of the potential for harm. Why should we allow ANY business to get so big that it can harm all of us? Admittedly, drawing the line for "too big" is difficult. Is Microsoft "too big"? GM? Boeing? ADM? Maybe. If they are, what do we do about it? Force them to break up? I think so. I think there is a strong case to be made for the danger of "too big". Overly large corporations can suppress competition and innovation. Monocultures can be dangerous - having ADM control so much of our food supply is actually very scary. People will argue that capitalism shouldn't restrict success, but capitalism shouldn't destroy us either. Nothing should be "too big to fail". Why do we even allow “too big to fail”?

We don’t allow monopolies because of the potential for harm. Why should we allow ANY business to get so big that it can harm all of us?

Admittedly, drawing the line for “too big” is difficult. Is Microsoft “too big”? GM? Boeing? ADM? Maybe. If they are, what do we do about it? Force them to break up?

I think so. I think there is a strong case to be made for the danger of “too big”. Overly large corporations can suppress competition and innovation. Monocultures can be dangerous – having ADM control so much of our food supply is actually very scary.

People will argue that capitalism shouldn’t restrict success, but capitalism shouldn’t destroy us either. Nothing should be “too big to fail”.

]]> By: Brian Jacokes http://blog.ajlisy.com/2009/02/7-ways-the-recession-will-ultimately-improve-america/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Brian Jacokes Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:47:54 +0000 http://blog.ajlisy.com/?p=183#comment-40 Good stuff, I've been thinking more and more about points 3 and 7 lately. Good stuff, I’ve been thinking more and more about points 3 and 7 lately.

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]]> By: Allen Taylor http://blog.ajlisy.com/2009/02/7-ways-the-recession-will-ultimately-improve-america/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Allen Taylor Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:01:06 +0000 http://blog.ajlisy.com/?p=183#comment-35 Nice writing. You are on my RSS reader now so I can read more from you down the road. Allen Taylor Nice writing. You are on my RSS reader now so I can read more from you down the road.

Allen Taylor

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