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Egalitarian Thug

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10. And that is why huge corporations, and the people that run them are
Fri Apr 6, 2012, 01:43 AM
Apr 2012

the biggest problem we face. We have to rid ourselves of the myth that these monstrosities are a source of innovation. That their "success" indicates that they are the best at what they do, and that they create jobs.

Only government, nominally the sole representative of the people, is the only institution with the resources and motivation to achieve progress.

Pick the field, medical, energy, transportation, pure research, education, employment, social/sexual/racial/economic equality, or whatever else you can think of. Big Business has zero incentive to compete or to innovate. Collusion is always more profitable than competition and innovation is expensive and usually results in diminished profits at best and frequently the elimination of their industry.

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