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By jabber on 12/7/2010 3:50:37 PM , Rating: 2
I'm 40, employed and a mortgage holder. I also own a passport and travel.

So I know a little about the world. Seems your summary of me seems more applicable to you.

Corporations are a necessity, they help fulfil our wants and needs. However, their power needs to be curtailed somewhat if we ever wish to believe we live in a truly democratic society.

We elect a government but the unelected corporations dictate what that govt can and cannot do.

By myhipsi on 12/8/2010 10:36:26 AM , Rating: 2
But who's to blame? Corporations for taking advantage of a corruptible government, or a corrupt government that allows corporations to dictate it's policy?

I believe it's the latter.

If government was reduced in size and scope to its basic constitutional role, its corruptibility would be nearly eliminated.

I blame big government for 99% of all that is wrong with capitalism, because it is government (politicians) that allows itself to be lobbied, bribed, financially coerced, and otherwise guided by corporate power.

Corporations (and its shareholders) in their natural motivation for profit are opportunists and will take advantage of a corrupt government in order to increase its profits, eliminate its competition, or otherwise give itself an unfair advantage over its competition.

Big government is the problem, not the corporations.

By jabber on 12/8/2010 12:05:00 PM , Rating: 2
Oh indeed. Corporations are there to make money at all costs.

If all it takes to help them do that, is to pass on through corporate lobbyists, fat brown envelopes of cash to senators and congressmen to get what they want then you cant blame them. But how is it that process has been allowed to develop?

As you say a lot to western Govts (the US especially) need to radically change. They need to throw out a lot of this lobbying from the corporates, shut the door on them.

Look at Obama's health care reform. The most powerful man in the world (supposedly), with at the time a decent level of power to get through his legislation. But by the time the corporations involved had told him what he could and couldnt do, it was watered down to just a glimmer of what he intended. How is that democratic?

Government of the people, by the people, for the people is what we need to get back to.

Not Government of the people, by the corporations, for the corporations.

It's going to take some balls to do it though.

