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This strawman seems to come up in every argument about capitalism. There are, like, 3 people who argue for unregulated capitalism.
Then we are in agreement! Who knew? The battle is over how much and what kind of socialistic elements we insert into the system, without calling them that, of course. My bias would be more towards the private sector, e.g., for strengthening unions rather than for insertion of labor laws. Better to have a shop steward who enforces safety regulations on the spot than a bureaucrat (like I used to be) who shows up six months after a complaint is filed. But we’ve opted for bureaucrats and then cut their funding and authority.