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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN For someone that supposedly loves the market so much, youre awfully critical of the logical outcomes of a capitalist market economy

I've made it well known I am no laissez-faire capitalist. When a company's actions affect society as a whole, then they should regulated. Here's an idea. If they want a land lease, the lease should force them to drill. If they don't drill, no land lease. That goes for current land leases already made to the oil companies.

But if I had my way, we would focus on converting our economy to run on more renewable energy than crude oil. A project of this magnitude most certainly needs government backing.

heh, not too long ago I was a hardcore economic libertarian. Occ helped me moderate on that.. I'm a social libertarian now. A liberal progressive capitalist.

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