Liars, Cheats, Ayn Rand and Social Capitalism
The biggest problem the West has is out of control corporations. You have individuals that sit on 2400 boards.
I submit that there are Corporations owned by the same people that own hundreds of other corporations whose only purpose for existing is to defraud the people or the Government.
Did you see that BBG Communications and BBG Global were defrauding our servicemen?
Two Companies Accused of Fleecing U.S. Troops
And of Course this is where we need regulations. These phone services are monopolies allowed by Local public service commissions. These services are provided without competition and without price information.
Did you see these articles about the Rich Lying and Cheating much more than the rest of us.
Rich people more likely to cheat than poor people
Wealthy more likely to break the law
That is the problem with Ayn Rand’s theories and the Cato Institute. They promote lying, cheating and FRAUD. Fraud at a huge level. As Mitt Romney says the Federal Government is where the money is.
And What does not work. Does not work at all, is giving money to Corporations. How do you prove that people that own oil companies won’t form a company with the intention of getting Federal Incentives/Subsidies/grants and devying that money up among their executives and closing without delivering the product that is needed by the Country.
Green Energy company takes Federal Money then lays off employees
Giving money directly to Corporations ends with Richer Executives not more green Energy. If you want Green Energy, Public Service Utilities must buy Power from Individual producers and Incentives should be paid directly (tax breaks) to Individuals.
Green Firms take Federal Money and hand out bonuses then Close
Green Energy Works. Paying Corporations, doesn’t
Green homes give back to the grid
To sum up, Ayn Rand and her worshippers are a bunch of Idiots. It is past time that we stopped being ‘business friendly’. Our Tax Dollars should not be paid directly to Corporations.
Am I surprised Roscoe that major corporations are fleecing the American Citizens and the government….hell no it would not be the first time…nor unfortunately will it be the last…
And as far as being,”business friendly”, isn’t that what got us into the fucking mess,at least in part,that we now find ourselves in today….?
Corporate pimps selling this country down the friggen porcelain over and over and over again with the full blessing of the GOP…
It’s enough to piss off the pope…
Oh wait a minute he doesn’t have time to be pissed off he’s too bust protecting his child molesting priests…
Scumbag hairballs the whole bunch of em…. :groovy:
I support this blog. It’s good to see you weighing in again. I’ll be back. 😉
Very good links Roscoe.
I have always said how mad Libertarians are and their Ayn Rand.They are all fools and want small government to enslave us all. They are the ones every time when confronted…threaten my life.
They are good at avoiding answering true facts by talking in circles or bringing up another issue.
The GOP think liberals and democrats are crazy…lol…they better watch their back with their Libertarians.
And truly the only reason GOP has them added to their party is its a new way to get more followers…mainly to appeal to the pot smoking younger generations. Other than that Libertarians would not be republicans but instead a third party which really they should be!
And far as the rich and their corporations…they need to remember how many of us there is compared to them. Just saying.
And if this makes any since…I say its time we got back to inventing without them. Grow our own food and come up with our own energy solutions and then make it happen. Japan& China are so ahead of us now, its pathetic!
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That was a huge reading assignment Roscoe!
You saved the best for last when you posted the http://www.inman.com/news/2012/03/5/green-homes-give-back-grid story. It is a story of hope and it reminded me of Mango’s efforts to tame his footprint to a miniscule $0.561 a day mostly by simply having a way to monitor his useage and adjust and then see the results of his adjustments. If just those modest efforts were repeated by all homeownwers, those for profit utilities would be forced to go to these energy commisions and ask for HUGE (mega huge) rate hikes that would indeed get the corporations involved in greening, because they would be most effected by the huge rate hikes…
Just a matter of time. One day every american will try what Mango did, see how little the sacrifice and expense is of trying their own greening ideas…
Greed rhymes with green. If they remain greedy and we all go green, they will have to tax the wind and sun…
You got me started Roscoe… May do a blog about solar PV….. 😉
By welfare state I assume you mean Welfare for corporations?