[Clintonfatigued]

Here’s an editorial that thinks outside the political box.

[Clintonfatigued]

“Corporatism has little to do with genuine capitalism or free enterprise. Freedom and federalism thrive when true capitalism and free enterprise are at work. But Corporatism has nothing to do with freedom and everything to do with tyranny.”

If only A. Pole were here to respond to this thread...

[Snoopers-868th]

Corporatism is the marriage of Big Business with Big Government. Corporatism uses the force and weight of government to create giant monopolies, which strangle competition and freedom. Rules and regulations are enacted that make it impossible for "little" guys to compete. The trade laws of nations are pitted against each other, forcing free nations to sacrifice their own peace and security to accommodate the economies of totalitarian regimes. And, of course, Big Business is the recipient of gargantuan profits in the process.

Please understand that the movers and shakers of Big Business have no national loyalty. They claim no country, salute no flag, and recognize no independence but their own. They are the travel companions of the bloodiest butchers on the planet. They have homes in every corner of the globe and are happy to share the beds of the vilest people on earth. They would gladly sell the heart and soul of America to the highest bidder, and have long ago sold their own hearts and souls to the devil.

And there is no limit to how intimately Big Business and Big Government can collaborate to steal people's liberties. A classic case in point is the burgeoning effort to control and regulate private, homegrown gardens.

This is exactly what is being used against the Conservatives and what conservatives are pushing as class warfare. Politicians on both sides of the aisle are guilty when it comes to big business because they rely on them for campaign contributions. Whatever happened to monopolies?

[gunnyg]

Well...this kinda allied to the subject...sorta. Yeah, all hands agree that big gubmint ain't good. Me too. And gubmint's in bed w/big business and some others we don't even suspect yet, I'll bet. Let's suppose, for a minute or two, we actually got rid of the big gubmint basterds! Am I the only one that can foresee that whatever the feds are forced to give up that--maybe much more/worse would be seized by the states, counties, butchers, bakers, every mammy-jammer in the woodpile? And, if so, why go to the trouble.

[linbiao123]

The Bush’s FDA use of preemption to stop state consumer protection laws comes to mind in its anti 10 amendment glory.

[bamahead]

And there is no limit to how intimately Big Business and Big Government can collaborate to steal people's liberties. A classic case in point is the burgeoning effort to control and regulate private, homegrown gardens.



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[Puddleglum]

Them that owns the legislators makes the rules - and them’s big business and big government, whether Republocrat or Demican.

Nice summary by Baldwin with the telling example of the FSA.

Economies of scale and scope are fine, as are the triumphs of a better product or better marketing, but get the government out of it.

“Do you have a permit for that tomato? Did it cross state lines?”

[justiceseeker93]

Ping!!!

Nothing new about alliances between “Big Government” and “Big Business”. In another time and place, it was called “mercantilism.”

[ovrtaxt]

This article describes the economic fascism that’s been developed over the last 5 years or so. The Bush admin set the table, now the Dems are shoveling it down our throats.

For those Freepers who don’t know, fascism is government control of business for the purposes of government. Example- Obama firing the CEO of GM last week. (Those bailout funds come with strings attached...)

[rabscuttle385]

Together, Big Business and Big Government form a tyrannical tandem that is squeezing the breath out of our once-great republic. In fact, people need to understand that what is passing for "capitalism" in America today is nothing more than "Corporatism." Corporatism has little to do with genuine capitalism or free enterprise. Freedom and federalism thrive when true capitalism and free enterprise are at work. But Corporatism has nothing to do with freedom and everything to do with tyranny.

This article needs to be pinged over and over again - because this is what America has become today!

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[Bokababe]

Excellent Article!

[thirst4truth]

Everytime something like this happens, regulatory czar who is busy, busy, all these czars, this new FSA department I once again ask, can the next President unravel all this? They all campaign on it, but can an entire regulatory department be shut down and thousands of fed gov workers be layed off, who has the guts to bring a hatchet and make cuts?

Can you see the FSA director or one of his city slicker minions coming onto my private property farm out in the middle of nowhere wanting to inspect my cucumbers and tomatoes? If I refuse will they come back with a swat team?