2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary is in this for herself, Bernie Sanders is in this for the people and for this country [View all]stillwaiting
(3,795 posts)...of our overall economy. Therefore, it's in the best interests of all Americans. It is very possible that she "believes" it for her own selfish ambitions though. Neo-liberalism clearly does little to nothing that's good for the vast majority of people.
Of course, taking care of Big Business interests isn't good for average Americans as the past 4 decades have shown. But, neo-liberals believe this (or "believe" this and lie to themselves and others) so that they can take care of the interests of Big Business without feeling too much guilt. They'd have to be complete sociopaths otherwise. They'd have to not give one single fuck otherwise. The results of the past 4 decades have been clear. THEY know what the results have been. And yet they still pursue policies, trade deals, and legislation that will make things worse for most everyone except for the financial elite. If running a country based on what Big Business wants was good for most Americans things would be great RIGHT NOW for most Americans. Our country has been run on their behalf for decades now.
Big Business certainly found a way to steal our democracy that's for sure. Find and fund completely self-centered, ambitious, and greedy individuals that would put Big Business interests first.