Wednesday, November 24, 2010

The very nature of capitalism, that is, the need for constant growth, is anathema to the proper function of government.

From a letter from David.

Virtually every example of government failure: the wars, the banks crisis, unemployment, health care, airline security; is a result of business interests run amok.

The cruel irony is that our government has failed us by its failure to act against private interests.

Increased regulation of some industries is necessary, while some tasks should be the exclusive domain of the government.

The very nature of capitalism, that is, the need for constant growth, is anathema to the proper function of government.

Private management of prisons demands an ever increasing prison population. Private military contracting demands ever more war.

Private health insurers have a profound incentive to deny care as a means of controlling costs and increasing revenue.

We have been hoodwinked by these very same enterprises to surrender the public interest to desires of the very few."

This describes the face of the Republican party, and increasingly, the Democratic party as well.

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