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Originally Posted by Robbie
But it does seem to me that common sense would dictate that if the govt. (you know the ones who actually make all these laws that control everything) were being run by "big corporations" ...then wouldn't the economy be roaring right now?
Seems to me it would be. That way the "big corporations" would make even more money because consumer spending would be through the roof.
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When you have the merger of State and Corporate interests, you have Fascism. Under a fascist regime, the corporations conspire with the government to shut down their competition through increased regulation, bureaucratic red tape, sweetheart deals, no bid contracts, and and what not. The corporations then get fatter and fatter with the aid of the government until they knock the little guys out (who are the true growth drivers of the economy). So, ultimately the little guy is left with no business, and much less to spend/reinvest back into the economy.