[samuel_adams_us]

BTW, this country isn't a business, it's a democratic republic.

[Alberta's Child]

BTW, this country isn't a business, it's a democratic republic.

I understand that. And until this democratic republic learns some basic economics, I won't be hiring anyone anytime soon. How anyone in this democratic republic of ours comes out ahead in this case is beyond me.

[ought-six]

"BTW, this country isn't a business, it's a democratic republic."

No, it's actually a constitutional, representative republic.