Virtually everyone is able to make money
yes, of course. especially working at the wages the hypothetically unregulated companies will allow them to work at.
I meant to be able to compete in a free market and make enough to support oneself and one's family, which is all that most people want out of life.
do you know how very many people are working three jobs and still can't support their families?
some get rich, but you make it sound like that's a bad thing.
if the head of a company gets rich and the people he depends on to make that company work cannot make a decent living, yes it is a bad thing. and i'd like you to think about the pay discrepancies in your average company. i work for a small company. but my boss drives a land rover and owns a $500k house. i can't even pay my bills. i like my boss. i don't think she's a bad person. but i think she might ought to think about her priorities.
If you think that that is the only reason that the government regulates the market, you haven't been paying attention.
no, i'm well aware that the government regulates a great number of things. labor laws, product and workplace safety, tarrifs for import and export, product quality, environmental impact, federal taxation, company size and market share, market practices, buying-selling-and-growth.... zillions of things. but forgive me for being a little hobbesian about business majors. i've known too many.
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