tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749789029915695563.post1189255286824024446..comments2023-08-13T05:40:53.959-06:00Comments on The Mormon Left: Good News Everyone: Corporations Are Doing GreatJacob S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16519032754947817876noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749789029915695563.post-22032982424904372332011-07-25T15:24:33.886-06:002011-07-25T15:24:33.886-06:00It seems to me we are both concerned with the size...It seems to me we are both concerned with the size and power of corporations. I am less optimistic than you, though, about the power of the free market to correct this problem. I don't think it is as easy as simply choosing to not patronize one corporation or another. A different, equally powerful corporation will inevitably spring up in the place of an old one. The wealthy elites will always prop up corporations that benefit themselves. We have a lot of history that shows that under-regulation of markets has led to very bad conditions for workers and consumers, and that only the collective actions of the many, organized through the government, has in any way been effective in curbing corporate power. I wish it wasn't that way, but I believe it is.<br /><br />Of course, now the corporations have taken over the government, so there is a different problem, but I find the direct election of government officials to be a more responsive way to deal with the problem than the whims of under-regulated markets.<br /><br />To be sure, we need some massive changes to our government for this to work, and we've talked about them several times here, including term limits, more political parties, and so on, but I think it is safer to reform the government than, again, to rely on the free market and its supposed self-correction.Jacob S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16519032754947817876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749789029915695563.post-37385139651830150092011-07-20T22:01:54.188-06:002011-07-20T22:01:54.188-06:00Jacob,
You missed the obvious - corporations have ...Jacob,<br />You missed the obvious - corporations have two customers, the public and the government (tax payers). If you want corporations to fail or do less well, the simplest/best way is to stop patronizing them. Secondarily contact your representatives and express your concerns that they are too closely related to corporations and should stop granting them monopoly powers and public/private partnerships. <br /><br />Without government contracts many corporations would be nothing. Without government protections, corporations would have to fight it out in the market. <br /><br />As consumers we have choice! Is google too big? Pick another search engine. Don't click on the google ads. Tell webmasters to stop using google. Apple making iproducts in China? Don't buy Apple stuff. Fox got you steamed? Call shows and tell them to stop talking about Fox. Don't buy the WSJ. Stop using fb. <br /><br />We should not use the tax code to equalize results of corporations or individuals - that is just plain envy. We should vote with our dollars as individuals. Let each individual vote his or her values with his or her money. The only way to give every individual the most choice is to maximize take home pay. Stop phony government insurance schemes that have no assets but future tax revenues. Stop governments from subsidizing friendly corporate masters. Have governments liquidate assets. Does a school district need a bond portfolio bigger than annual operating expenses? Why are large stretches of land unavailable for recreation or other uses?<br /><br />"The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen." D. PragerArchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563556462453127812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749789029915695563.post-2083132892508219572011-07-19T14:19:40.199-06:002011-07-19T14:19:40.199-06:00If you read this blog you will find that I have be...If you read this blog you will find that I have been quite critical of Pres. Obama and the Democrats. I see this less as a Dem/Rep issue than a rich/poor issue, or a special interests/regular Americans issue. In that sense Ralph Nader was right, when it comes to special interests and corporate overlording, there is very little difference between the parties.<br /><br />But of course that doesn't fit neatly into your preconceived narrative, does it? I'll make it easier for you then: Yes, blame the Republicans.Jacob S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16519032754947817876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749789029915695563.post-59783252319040579532011-07-19T13:34:36.834-06:002011-07-19T13:34:36.834-06:00Perhaps you should take your request to your belov...Perhaps you should take your request to your beloved president who has promised time and time again to deliver the very things you seek...but I'm sure it's somehow the republicans fault, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com