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Originally Posted by MS Fowler
The assumption around here seems to be that Big Businesses lean to the right.
I believe that is a false assumption. Big Business uses government to protect itself from (costly to profits) competition. The alliance of Big Business with Big government is not good for free market competition, and ultimately for the consumers.
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I think entrepreneurs would tend to the right but Big Business, Apple, GM, IBM, etc will serve whoever 'feeds em'. They sure aren't conservative.
Responding to Rich's comment I think Walmart, Exxon will take whatever position, serve whatever master, etc that makes them money. They are the status quo. They want things to continue.
That's why I like entrepreneurs. They see things in a new manner. They are visionaries.
The quote above that big business uses the government to protect them is true. So? Unions use the government to protect them, tree-huggers use the government, etc.
Doesn't every entity try to use the government to protect them?
A, frightfully small group of people want to be left alone to pursue their own vision and improve the world. Once they become established, then they want the government to protect them.
But during the process of creating wealth from untapped potential the government is usually a big PITA.
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