Dave D and Jay Manifold make an excellent case as to why the government should not interfere in the free market. It is government interventionism into the free market that has caused not only this financial crisis, but made it impossible for the manufacturing sector to remain competitvie in this nation. Thus, the government set the very conditions that concern these two gentlemen. The only way out of this mess is to separate economy and state the way we do church and state – and for the same reason. The only role the government should play in the economy is to protect people’s right to their own lives (including their association and property rights) from the use of force and/or fraud (this includes legislating/regulating on issues related to health and safety) and to mediate disputes in a civil manner.
