Vibrant free-market can be its own undoing
Some things that can make the free-market system more vibrant in the near term, can be harmful in the long term. Can you think of a scenario where this is already happening?
I believe the demand for universal health care (a harm to the free-market system) is directly proportiional to the number of those who are overweight or obese. In other words, the more prosperous the food industry becomes the more likely it is that people gain excess weight. And when you get to the point where 1/3 of the population is obese, there will be a big demand for universal health care.
The average person is already overweight and unable to afford their own health care. So what do they want? Universal health care.
To restate it once again: To the extent that the food industry is successful, the free-market system is harmed (long term).
Note: I'm not placing blame on anyone, I'm just focusing attention on what's happening.
Last edited by Villages PL; 12-13-2013 at 07:54 PM.
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