I can't think of any industry not cartelized by the U.S. gov

[MooseNSquirrel]

Why is it always fear mongering from you leftys?

They only know how to use emotional arguments. Mostly cuz thats the only thing they respond to.

The best part about this type of thinking is that it flies in the face of actual real events that happened.

Doesn't matter what you bring up as an example, who got hurt, why laws were put in place, how much better things became afterwards, etc etc.

 

[Anarchist420]

Out of curiosity, how would one deal with a chemical plant poisoning groundwater wells, without laws and regulations? No clean water laws, no crime.

The market would develop technologies, people would move, or would boycott the polluters. A chemical plant that poisons groundwater wells wouldn't be in business for long in a free society.

Is it really the assault rifles and RPGs to shut them down?

That's actually the way it is now.

De Beers?

Nope, the WDC was created by the U.N. If enough countries dropped the U.N., then the cartel wouldn't be enforceable.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoa By about 1903, after a settlement with Hall's former employer, and while its patents were in force, the company was the only legal supplier of aluminum in the US.[5][6]

Well, that was due to the state (not everything is completely corrected overnight) and they didn't remain the only supplier of aluminum in the US and I imagine they were never the only supplier of aluminum in the world.

 

[DaveSimmons]

> Out of curiosity, how would one deal with a chemical plant poisoning groundwater wells, without laws and regulations? No clean water laws, no crime.

The market would develop technologies, people would move, or would boycott the polluters. A chemical plant that poisons groundwater wells wouldn't be in business for long in a free society.

Chemical plants, strip miners, coal plants, etc. poisoned the soil, water and air for many decades without consequences in America before the environmental movement of the 60s - 70s.

If an Rayovac battery plant poisons the water in Ohio (burn on Cuyahoga river), the locals might boycott it, but the batteries shipped to New York and California would be cheaper than those of a competitor who spends extra not to pollute. So Rayovac makes money from those outside of the area it poisons, with nothing to stop them.

If enough companies do this, "people would move" doesn't work, there's no clean water and air left to run to.