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Say No to Deregulations Our government must indeed counteract corporate interests to insure fairness and strengthen community interests. Though many argue that true capitalism would eventually produce fair competition and common good, the common man doesn’t deserve to wait that long. The past has proven that industrious individuals and corporations are by far more interested in the greatest profit than the preservation and continuation of the common good. Therefore, if the government doesn’t …

…is nothing more than wishful thinking. One only needs to look at past occurrences to know that when our government deregulates, the only constituency that really benefits is big business. The power of money is too strong for most corporations. The power can only be given to “the people” by “the people”, through educated voting. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Bruun, Erik and Robin Getzen. The Book of American Values and Virtues. (New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 1996), 362.