Wyo - I've been thinking about your comment on frustration "why the hell is it not possible to talk about objecting to the shenanigans of giant corporations without being characterized as ANTI-CAPITALIST?"

You have such extreme views on what you label "giant corporations" and you seem to include all mature, establiched professionally managed businesses in that category of evil doers. You say you love "ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS" but imply you hate established professional business - it's like saying you love puppies but hate dogs. Maybe I misunderstand you - but that's what it sounds like to me.

It is simply NOT true that all giant corporations got to be giant by cheating - nor that all giant corporations maintain their edge by cheating. I find myself playing devil's advocate on this issue, because there are many more shades of grey then the balck and white blanket statements that successful capitalist organiztions are evil.

The rules/laws we pass to regulate the way businesses operate in this country must be carefully designed and diligently applied. We have done a pretty good job of this in America, over the years, but must remain focused on it. And I agree with you, that it's a damn shame that we allow foreign nations to export goods to us that are produced without applying the same environmental safe guards on their industry that we apply to our own - and that those safeguards are not "watch dogged" effectively. I do not support trade limits/duties etc - but we should be much more diligent about participating in open trade for goods with nations who do not play by the same rules we do ... and I would apply that notion to environmental issues, but probably not others.

We cannot pretend to know what's best for other countries when it comes to labor and other economic conditions. If in fact there are documented abuses, maybe there ought to be exceptions.