re: "At what point does it become the responsibility of society to step-in to protect those who are being taken advantage of?"
When the individual being taken advantage of is either powerless or incompetent.
Gold is $1,581/oz today. When it hits $2,000, it will be up 26.5%. Let's see how long that takes. - De 3/11/2013 - ANSWER: 7 Years, 5 Months