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Quote by: HelioPrime Because in American we have this held suspicion that if you give the government an inch they will take a mile. We also have this desire to oppose authority and common sense, we like to smoke even though we know its harmful, perhaps just because for some its all they can do to snub authority. We know smoking causes health problems but people will argue so does everything else. It all boils down to people fight such government control because everyone seems to idealize with an anarchist society where you are free to choose for yourself. Yet at the same time we demand a functional legal, health, and police systems. Ironic kind of. People demand government get the hell out off people's lives but then forget its the government that generates their power, water, and maintains society. I feel like were in the Matrix. We hate the machines (government) but we need the machines (government) to survive and maintain our standard of living.

I agree with the psychological aspect of your position. I know that that might very well be why Americans are resistant to Regulation and responsive to the 30 second sound-bite positions of the lazie-faire Capitolists out there, but I want a lazie-faire Capitolist to tell me why the people do not have the right to effect the market through legislation, why "not buying" is more efficent and better than "not allowing" when the source of the market force is the same, the will of the consumer.