vote_for_palpatine said:

so let's just agree to disagree ;).

I'll go a step farther - I am one conservative who believes 100% pure capitalism isn't a good thing. Some - I have to emphasize some - regulation is necessary to keep abuses of the system at bay.

I'll also say that the New Deal did have one sliver of merit to it: it emphasized the idea that people need to keep working. The LBJ model of big government dis-incentivizes work, and that is a bad thing.

I guess we're in similar boats then, we only disagree on what that percentage of regulation is. Personally, I'd prefer things like defense and healthcare in government hands as opposed to corporate ones. I don't believe either should be looked at as an opportunity for profit