20 of America's top political scientists gathered to discuss our democracy. They're scared.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

26. Procon, your question makes me think of...

some Southern paper mill towns I've worked in, as well as most coal mining towns. The company owned the whole damn town in the old days, and in fact built many of them. Reminds me of the song "Sixteen Tons".

I fear that's where we're headed as a result of globalization, rampant consumerism, and unfettered capitalism that is designed for all capital to flow upward, and we get a little trickle-down. It's already happening around the globe with billionaires buying up vast amounts of property to rent.

This is the world-wide race to the bottom. The day could come when humans sell their entire life to a corporation, just to survive.