Debate: Is a government absent of corruption possible?
Side: yes

Dumping waste, child labour, etc. is the result of the ABSENCE of government intervention and legislation.I agree but it is not a economic laws and not pertain to free market or laissez faire.Big business forms as a result of the business owners taking the logical step, once successful, of buying out or bankrupting their competition, resulting in a monopoly with great wealth.No business becomes a monopoly without the help of government.Unions-Monopolize by creating uncompetitive labor markets by restricting the available jobs and entry, so they can weed out unwanted entrants. AFL-CIO, NFL and MLB Unions perfect examples. They protect union workers from competition.-Majority rules unions to where all decisions are made by one person.-Lazy workers create no incentives so hard workers are discouraged, and makes others causes violence because they look bad.-Contract-go on strike if even the smallest details are not met.-Dues-must pay yearly fee just to be part of the unionMinimum WageMinimum wage actually creates more poverty because these laws enforce employers not hire those with low skills and talents. If the minimum wage is $7.25/hr, and so a person's skills are suppose $7.00/hr, they will not be hired because the extra 25 cents per hour is charity work. Thus, minimum wage laws protect unions from competition and restricts open opportunity for all members of society who want to gain entry into that occupation.Furthermore, the problem is not necessarily minimum wage but unions. The unions are the biggest problem because when unions lobby for minimum wages in Congress and State legislatures, they are no advocating for the poor, they are doing the exact opposite; they are protecting the unions from any competition and create less free labor market. Minimum Wage hurts the poor because it is protecting those who already have jobs in the union and limits the number of available jobs.Without minimum wages, the market forces would not cause lower paying rates in America like that of China, Africa, or any other developing nation simply because of the supply and demand of labor in the market. For example, if there are 10 million willing Chinese manufacturing workers in which they get paid 1.00/hr, while in the U.S. if it was the same manufacturer in which they are only 2 million willing America manufacturing workers, they get paid $8.00/hr just based on the short supply of labor; this doesn't include the increase in demand. Or, why does Alex Rodriquez get paid so much? Because union protection and supply and demand. The union protects him by guaranteeing him and all players a minimum wage. on the supply and demand, how many people are going to hit 30 HRS, 100 RBI's 20 SB, .300 AVG and team leadership every season? Well the supply is likely 1 and demand is very high, like 32 teams. When companies are freely allowed to compete for the most skilled in their profession, wages will increase.Since the inception of minimum wage, it has incrementally risen to its current state of $7.25 and limit job creation.Prohibited Child LaborI agree.Minimum Work Conditions and SafetyThis is really unnecessary because skills and talents are really set the working conditions. Think About It. Chinese unskilled workers have the worst working conditions because it is unskilled work whereas being a executive in a major company has very nice work conditions because of his skill set. However, this doesn't mean that there should be no safety laws.Prohibits monopolies and Price FixingAgreed with Anti Trust Laws except for public monopolies because who is making the rules, the government.This results in huge amounts of wealth if executed successfully. Wealth always means power, especially political power, and the little man just cannot compete with that.Remember, in socialism or communism, all power is vested in government bureaucrats where if people disagree, you are killed. e.g. USSR and ChinaWhen was the last mass genocide of a free capitalism and democratic society? Never