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comment by rob05c
rob05c  ·  3814 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: It's business that really rules us now

    Free trade is probably the most stable economic system around.

I'm personally opposed to corporatocracy, more than free trade. I think we need government regulation. Not because free trade doesn't work, but because corporations don't work. Corporations are inherently psychopathic. Public companies are legally required to seek maximum profit, without regard for morality.

I firmly believe America is a Corporatocracy. Libertarians like to rant about Regulation, but I think almost all regulations (along with most other laws) were purchased by some company to harm some other company.

I understand it would be hard to accomplish big things without organization, but I think society needs a way to cooperate in an ethical manner. I'm a big fan of The Cooperative Movement. Every system has its flaws, but I think co-ops go a long way towards solving the sociopathic problems of corporations.