Which of the following developments least explains the dominance of the laissez-faire...?

[blaisdell]

Which of the following developments least explains the dominance of the laissez-faire philosophy in the late 19th century?

a. use of state and federal troops against labor unions
b. government support for minimum wage and maximum hour laws
c. government support of railroads with free public lands
d. government resistance to regulating major industries

[bergh39]

b), because laissez faire is the philosophy of "leaving business alone", the thing that least explains this philosophy is the one that involves interfering with business.

Minimum wage and maximum hour laws benefit workers, not businesses, and therefore run counter to laissez-faire, though I should mention laissez-faire is just a BS philosophy rich people made up to justify all the tax breaks businesses get.

[chason62]

b), because laissez faire is the philosophy of "leaving business alone", the thing that least explains this philosophy is the one that involves interfering with business.

Minimum wage and maximum hour laws benefit workers, not businesses, and therefore run counter to laissez-faire, though I should mention laissez-faire is just a BS philosophy rich people made up to justify all the tax breaks businesses get.

B