Comments by "dangerouslytalented" (@dangerouslytalented) on "Government Sneakily Repeals Its Own Insider Trading Law" video.

  1. ... and if it is allowed to regulate itself, it goes in the same direction, only much, much, much faster. The regulations were MUCH tighter in the 40s, 50s, and 60s. And the economy boomed.
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  2. No, not a big donor. Because one big donor can pull the shots.
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  3. "if you believe in the strong form of the efficient market hypothesis"... And there is your problem. Because the market is NOT always the most efficient, because of things like externalities and corruption.
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  4. and unfortunately, those congressional aides ARE the next generation.
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  5. No, the market does not regulate efficiently. Externalities, corruption, crime, and dominant paradigms distort the market to the point where it can't function efficiently. And the Great Depression was started due to the bubble created by the completely deregulated economy of the 1920s, and it was World War II that brought the US out of it.
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  6. The US government NOT 2/3 controlled by Democrats. The control is maintained by obstructionists, due to things like the filibuster.
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  7. They do. Thats why they tried to quell the Occupy movement, and the only protest movement that they supported was the Teabaggers, whose policies would have given the ultrarich more power.
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  8. An armed uprising will give a massive advantage to those who love their guns. And they are probably not the best ones to take over.
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  9. would have happened faster under Romney.
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