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Government is for business not the people?

I'm re-posting this do to spam and members that wanta high post count. Many people say government is for business not the people and business have alot of control over the government . How does this work and why is the government for business not the people . Just found this doing some web surfing today. Two-thirds of all corporations don't pay the corporate tax: http://genxfinance.com/2008/08/20/tw...t... Agricultural subsidization is mostly welfare for the wealthy: http://www.everydaycitizen.com/2007/...e... The federal government alone gives $150 billion each year in the form of subsidies: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...r... The average net wealth of your Congressman is $21,000,000, and the average net wealth of your Senator is $60,000,000: Our energy bills, which are advised by employees of oil companies, give tax breaks to Big Oil: http://www.earthshare-oregon.org/our...n... Ten corporations and their subsidiaries control about 80% of all television networks: query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...57C0A9... Our voting machines are outsourced to private companies, some of which have direct ties to political parties: commondreams.org/views03/0131-01.htm Wars profit manufacturers of guns, steel, automobiles, automobiles, body armor, boots, packaged food, tires, and extraction industries that deal with coal, silver, and so on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_pro...m... When we need more money, the Federal Reserve prints bills, which it sometimes gives to banks, and then the banks will loan our money back to us and charge taxpayers interest: Wal-Mart gets close to $2 billion each year in subsidies and tax breaks: Burger King and Mcdonald's farms are almost completely subsidized: 98% of all newspapers in a city or town are monopolies, less than 15 corporations control most popular news sources: http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=7&iss... The top 1,000 major corporations have 35,000 full-time lobbyists: Historically for large organizations to exist and utilize economics of scale, the government needs to create corporate charters, subsidies, patents, copyrights, land grants, and tax benefits. So how do they defend capitalism as being free when it relies directly on the government to exist? How come we have to bail out all three of the leading American car manufacturers at risk of losing an entire market? I think William Domhoff (the above link) does an excellent job at detailing the way this works at the local level, and implying strongly how it works at higher levels. . . And as far as more detail for higher levels works, I'm not certain but I'd bet Chomsky has written _____________________________ Please grow up and read what is going on than post stupit replies like. Quote Government is for itself...or Government is not for business.. Look at the pharmaceutical companies/private healthcare. Again grow up and read and stop the sound bite replies.

Public Comments

1. Its now the United States Of America, Corporation. --we are nothing but human capital to the government. Have you heard of Capitis Diminutio Maxima?
2. Economist call it the trickle down effect. They think if the rich are making loads of money they will provide lots of jobs for the people at the bottom. When really it should be the other way round.