Obama's 'Corporate Welfarism'

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"The People need a big and well funded government to represent their interests."
Show me a big and well funded government that has represented the will of the people. The established interests ALWAYS hijack the government to their own ends. The free market is the people's best defense.

Colin of DC 10:13AM June 11, 2009

Big government that is actually of, by and for the People, is not a threat. Big government that is of, by and for the employer-class is a threat and is a direct result of private campaign financing. If a system of public campaign financing were implemented, everything else would fall into place. You don't want small government in a capitalist society. You don't want corporations that have the economic power to usurp the authority of the People (government). Under such circumstances, corporations become ungovernable which would eventually result in corporations with their own mercenary forces etc. The People need a big and well funded government to represent their interests.

Hilary Smith of CA 3:51PM June 10, 2009

Perhaps us car buyers would be better off, in the short term anyway, if all cars were made in China and sold to us at $10,000 instead of $20,000----like many of the products at Walmart are made in China and sold for half of former American-made prices.
But, would that be so good for America overall and in the long run? Considering not just MY CAR PRICE, but also jobs, defense capability, trade deficits, and a greater shift in world power to elsewhere?
Some corporate welfare is plenty bad. But not necessarily ALL of it is bad.

Muser of NM 1:03PM June 10, 2009

Dead on here. Big business and big government go hand in hand. Big business simply uses government to its own ends -- mainly preserving their established position through regulation and other government barriers. What big business really hates is the rough and tumble of the free market, where they might lose their established position.

Colin of DC 12:05PM June 10, 2009