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Originally Posted by Robbie
I agree.
But one thing I don't believe is that "Big Money" owns the govt.
I think it's the other way. If you've ever tried to run a business then you know exactly what I'm talking about.
From the moment you try to get a new biz started...every facet of govt. has their hand out. And God help you if it's a bar. Then you not only are going to be paying all the licenses, fees, etc. but you will also be greasing the palm of the local sheriff and police chief too.
No, in my opinion the govt. has become a big con game and money grab.
IF the govt. did not play the "Pay me and I'll give you special status" game...then it would NOT happen.
I see it like this: A lot of rules and regs that govt. sets up to restrict business are DESIGNED to get the businesses to come with their wallets open in order to DO business.
And I don't blame a big corporation or any size business for doing what it needs to do to be successful.
I DO blame the politicians.
Last time I checked nobody voted for a big corporation to be a Senator or Congressman.
Those are the crooks. None of the "big business runs govt." theory could work if the politicians were not crooked to begin with.
VOTE THEM ALL OUT EVERY TERM if you want this to stop.
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There is a major difference in "Big Business" verses just being a person trying to start a business.
When I said Big Money Business I'm talking about corporate giants such as the Oil, Pharmaceutical, Insurance, Defense contracting industries, ect..ect. Pretty much any industry that is big enough to pay for large amounts of lobbying power.
We can add special interest groups into that mix as well.
The point being it's these groups and their lobbyist are what run this country and that's what "both" the tea baggers & OWS are pissed about. Both groups specially the tea baggers should toss out hate bullshit and work together on the 1 common goal which should be to end the money coming from big business & special interest.
It doesn't matter if one side is conservative or liberal.. The common goal should be to end the lobbying bull shit which is essentially legal bribes IMHO. That is what has ruined this county. Both these groups should stop being meat puppets and act on the real issue together. (granted at this point tea baggeers are the bigger meat puppet but soon enough the OWS will being gobbled up by the left and both will just end up meat puppets for either side)