Schneibster wrote:Coito ergo sum wrote:Schneibster wrote:I have no interest in talking with people who ignore the largest financial crisis since before the Great Depression in order to avoid tainting their argument.
Whatever. You're not arguing anyway.
I was until you started ignoring reality.
What's your problem, friend?
I haven't ignored reality.
Was there a Glass Steagall Act? Of course.
Was a lot of it repealed by Graham Leach Bliley? Sure, especially that bit noted above about the separation of different facets of the financial sector.
Was that a bad thing, ultimately? I think that's debatable, but I believe, based on what I know about it, that the repeal of Glass Steagall helped bring about the financial crisis, among other things. So, I think you and I are in agreement there.
What I dispute, however, is that we had "deregulation" in general, overall - we had "different regulation," and overall the number and intrusiveness of regulations in our economy has increased every year for the last 50+ years.
Also, I dispute that Glass Steagall, its repeal, or "deregulation" (whether or not we've actually had an overall deregulation in the US) has fuck all to do with the EU banning water claims on bottled water.
You appear to think there is a connection. I invite you to state your argument in some semblance of a logical form. If you care to, fine. If not, fine. But, I think everyone reading your last few posts is a bit puzzled by what the fuck you're even saying.