Actually, that bit I had misworded. I don't mean "cut the government off from the business sector," I meant "cut the business sector off from the government." To clarify: The government SHOULD have regulatory powers, but businesses should not be allowed to lobby the government for anything. Businesses, no matter what some people might say, are not people. They are COMPRISED of people, but they are not actually people themselves. They are entities. An individual should have equal say, and ONLY equal say, in the affairs of the government. Unfortunately what we are seeing is people receiving attention disproportionate to their numbers. 10 individuals can over-ride the desired policy changes of 100,000 just because the 10 have more money than the 100,000. This is just another form of autocratic rule, with a different vindication. Used to be this sort of thing was justified by divine mandate. Now it's the same thing being justified as monetary mandate. If one really wishes to place a value upon a human being based on their monetary assets then one can feel free to do so but one will ALSO have to face the fact that this essentially establishes a caste system wherein there is one almighty individual and everyone else is subservient, no matter how productive they may actually be. Such a mindset states that Paris Hilton is truly worth more than a doctor, and is this REALLY the kind of society we want? No, it isn't, and anyone who wants it is a fucking moron.
So, hence, we have the government which establishes that all citizens are considered equal in terms of their opinions. It needs to reflect that. We in the US have overcome the idea that gender determines equality. We've overcome the idea that skin color determines equality. We're overcoming the idea that sexuality determines equality. Now, we need to overcome the idea that money determines equality.
So, hence, we have the government which establishes that all citizens are considered equal in terms of their opinions. It needs to reflect that. We in the US have overcome the idea that gender determines equality. We've overcome the idea that skin color determines equality. We're overcoming the idea that sexuality determines equality. Now, we need to overcome the idea that money determines equality.
