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<P mce_keep="true">[quote user="schlimm"] <P>[quote user="henry6"]I am not totally sure that the market will find the correct answer though.[/quote] </P> <P>I am not sure the "market" is the only way to find answers to allocation nor is it always the best or most appropriate way. Many times it is, but there are some/many sectors where capitalism - decisions based on profit/return on investment - <I>may not</I> be the best mechanism.<BR></P> <P>[/quote]</P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=verdana,geneva size=2>That is the core of the debate about HSR.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Probably the most obvious example of a government response being preferable to a private sector marketing response is going to war to defend the country from foreign enemy invasion.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>With HSR, the choice of government response is far less compelling.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Why would it be preferable?</FONT></SPAN></P>
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