Oh, we know how. Not everyone wants to believe it, but we know how to avoid boom-and-bust cycles and how to avoid entering another Great Depression. Even Bush acknowledged the last part when he lobbied for and signed the TARP bill. The folks who insist that government regulation to prevent and stimulus to cure these problems are actually the cause aren't basing their claims on anything approximating evidence.
Oh, we know how. Not everyone wants to believe it, but we know how to avoid boom-and-bust cycles and how to avoid entering another Great Depression. Even Bush acknowledged the last part when he lobbied for and signed the TARP bill. The folks who insist that government regulation to prevent and stimulus to cure these problems are actually the cause aren't basing their claims on anything approximating evidence.