Back to the Capitalist Utopia!

There was indeed a time in the U.S.A. when there were few government regulations or restrictions on our markets -- the time from its founding until the early 1900's. It was a time that would have appealed to Glenn Beck. It was a time of “Capitalist Utopia.” In those days, U.S. citizens enjoyed wonders such as:

• Child Labor in Industry
• Polluted Water
• Polluted Air
• Polluted Land
• Impure Foods and Drugs
• 14-Hour Workdays
• Hazardous Working Conditions
• Accepted Discrimination on the basis of Age, Sex, Race and Ethnicity
• Monopoly and Cartel Pricing
• And, best of all, numerous economic Panics and Depressions!:
  

The Panic of 1819

The Panic and Depression of 1832
The Panic and Depression of 1836
The Panic of 1837
The Six Year Depression, 1837-1843
The Panic of 1857
The Panic of 1873
The Panic of 1893
The Panic of 1901
The Panic and Depression of 1929

For Glenn Beck, those were “the good old days.” The days when everyone was on their own, looked out for themselves, and only helped fellow Americans if they felt like it. The days before the U.S. government intervened and enacted laws to protect American children, our health, our livelihoods, and our resources. If you think those government interventions in our capitalist economy were a GOOD thing, then you are a fascist, a communist and a socialist. You are also displeasing unto God. The Lord rebuke you!