I **LOVE** this!!! We need more Democrats like this! Representative Anthony Weiner (from New York) tells it exactly like it is. And the House tries to say that he’s being offensive. It’s such a shame that telling the truth is deemed “offensive” by the House. Ugh.
So, let me get this straight… you hate paying taxes and you want to privatize everything? You want schools, police and fire privatized? And you want your healthcare to remain private, too?
Okay….Here’s what you’ll get from a government office – and won’t get from a corporation:
Under the Consitution…
I’m not against corporations. I’m just against replacing governments with corporations. I don’t believe we should be allowing corporations to write laws that benefit them at our expense – like the kind of legislation that created Medicare Part D. I don’t believe in allowing oil companies to donate huge amounts of money to lawmakers or to pay for high-priced lobbyists who are only interested in helping corporations gain more power (i.e. by obeying fewer regulations).
We are at the mercy of the corporation — an entity that only once existed for the benefit of stockholders, investors, and people who wanted to gain greater tax benefits. Now, there is absolutely nothing that is sacred anymore. Not even our constitution or our government.
Please be wary when you hear anyone talk about getting rid of “big government” by “privatizing” it with big corporations. It might sound glitzy and secure. But it has proven to be nothing less than our worst nightmare.
CEO’s are treated like rock-stars. Today, your power as a CEO for a giant corporation is almost limitless. And if you run for office, you’re given even more unlimited power over every American life. You’re not just an executive in charge of millions of employees – You’re an executive with almost limitless amounts of power. And if you hate the whole notion of paying taxes or obeying the law – well then, government life just got a whole lot sweeter.
Back during the mafia’s glory days of Capone and such, large cities like New York, Chicago, and even Los Angeles, were completely at the mercy of what mob bosses wanted from them. If you tried to stand up to them, you were “taken out” – with a strong message to others who might try to do the same. It was back during the roaring 20′s, right up until the Great Depression.
Big Oil, Big Pharma and Health Care, have strangled every branch of government by taking away it’s power to govern or go after them. A government that is extremely neutered like ours insures that mafia-ish corporations can operate with as much illegal behavior as possible. They can literally do whatever they want to whoever they want. I really should include “Big Media”, also. It’s a fourth branch of government and it’s all owned by large corporations – foreign and domestic.
And quite literally, they can charge whatever they want – like unreasonably high gas prices, health insurance premiums, sky high prices for life-saving drugs and medication, etc.
They can control what is said about them – they can remove people who talk too much. In the old days, you were simply killed or thrown into the ocean or river. These days, it’s a little more subtle, yet effective. Corporations can retaliate against whistle-blowers and force people to stay-silent about problems and corruption. With this kind of guaranteed government-assisted protection, they can lie and steal from anyone they want. And, again, it’s all done under the protection of our own government.
Think this sounds crazy?
Recently, Al Franken tried to push through legislation to make it legal for an employee who had been raped by it’s employer to sue in federal court. Sounds crazy, doesn’t it? I mean, any normal person should be able to go to the feds and talk about illegal behavior by their bosses, right? So you shouldn’t need to get special permission to sue your boss for rape, right? Well, actually, no. Most of the time, you have to agree to have it done in arbitration – i.e. a hired judge. More than likely, a judge that has a nice long record of siding with your bosses. The kind of judge that wants to put away whiney, greedy employees with an axe to grind. Oh, and if your boss is KBR/Halliburton – and you want to speak out against them for criminal behavior, they can pretty much retaliate against you any way they want. Even if it means you getting raped by them.
How do these guys do it? How do these guys literally get away with so much crime???
Well, it’s no secret. For starters, they don’t want any – ANY – kind of regulation over them (i.e. police over their them), regardless of their criminal history. We even let them have giant billion dollar government contracts, regardless of their personal connections to anyone in office.
It’s actually kind of funny…or ironic…when you think about it.
They like to say that the big, bad scary government is trying invade the marketplace and that we should simply leave them alone. But instead, it’s actually the opposite that is happening. It’s the corporations who are invading government – and all they have to do is yell “rape”…or rather “socialism” and every one shuts up to protect them.
In the old days, people were thrown out of office if they were caught providing special favors, like contracts to businesses. It was like a political bribe or special favors and promises. Today, they’re all considered legal, in many ways. Large donations, fundraisers, no-bid contracts, etc. We even let them write legislation – actual laws – that will give them all the power and protection they seek.
And it’s all done without any complaints from the public. Well, actually, there would be lots of complaints – or actual riots and angry protests, complete with burning cars and broken glass.
But it’s really hard to get mad about any of that when the mainstream media – also owned by huge corporations – won’t tell you about any of it.
And we are basically stuck with a corporatocracy.
A corporatocracy or corpocracy is a form of government where corporations, conglomerates or government entities with private components, control the direction and governance of a country. This is sometimes considered to be a form of fascism.
And that’s how you end up with today’s mafia running (and ruining) your life.
Your wife is on the Board of Directors for WellPoint, the second largest health care corporation in America. Conflict of interest, much?
I think that speaks volumes on why we couldn’t get your cooperation on health care votes.
And the reason you gave for leaving? That it’s too partisan??! Speak for yourself, buddy. The partisanship is coming from blue dog a-holes, like yourself.
Everyone is whining about what a jerk Evan Bayh is for giving absolutely no notice about not running. I think it’s a god-send, personally. When Evan Bayh’s name was revealed as a potential V.P. candidate, Rachel Maddow on MSNBC went ballistic. It spoke volumes about Obama’s views on gay marriage, gays in the military, and human rights, in general. The whole notion of picking someone with such a strong rightwing attitude – just because he comes from a “hard to win” state like Indiana – didn’t seem justified. It was clear at the time that Indiana was not going to go for McCain. Heck, half the south was for Obama. It was an unbelievable blow-out. The notion of picking Bayh — while promising some kind of healthcare reform — just seemed too weird. (Maybe he figured Bayh’s inability to vote in the Senate would mean more?). Dunno…
I’m just glad Evan Bayh has decided to leave. He is still there until next January…but at least the Dems have until Friday to look for another candidate. Indiana’s Republican candidate is extremely unpopular (which is why Bayh was ahead by 20 pts), so this is certainly not going to be hard. Unless, of course, you’re counting on Harry Reid for any kind of help…
It’s here. A newly formed corporate entity has decided to take the big leap and run itself for public office. I wonder who their human interface will be?? I’m pretty sure it will be Republican-friendly.
Here’s a snippet from their website:
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This weekend, my local candidate for City Council Member, called me back after I left a message asking a question about his flier/advertisement.
He stated in his conversation with me that he believed a government should be run like a business. I said, “No – No, it shouldn’t be. It should be run like a household – You pay your bills and balance your books. You spend wisely and put your savings into the bank for a future rainy day.” Suddenly, he agreed – unexpectedly to my surprise. I asked, “then what do you mean when you say ‘You should run your government like a business” – He said “You shouldn’t be trying to please your friends instead of trying please your voters”.
I think he accidentally tried to use something that is popular with voters – but actually meant the opposite of what he meant – which was actually a relief to my ears.
We agreed – Don’t try and appease your donors – Appease your voters, instead.
I’m still wondering if he truly meant what he said – or if he was simply trying to twist my arm. He’s a politician, after all. I was just happy enough that responded to my call.
Still – I’m here to say: DON’T RUN A GOVERNMENT LIKE A BUSINESS. A BUSINESS IS RUN FOR PROFIT – A GOVERNMENT IS RUN TO KEEP A CITY RUNNING. TAXES MAKE THE CITY RUN. PROFITS MAKE A BUSINESS RUN.
