Big corporation and big business is the most important thing to an economy and the government should keep its filthy, useless, ineffective and inefficient hands from any industry. Privatization is the way to go.
Mmm, laissez faire until said industry fucks up and goes back crawling to the government for a bailout amirite.
Anyways over here in North America, the corporate strong hold has a firm and tight grip on government. Take America for example. The gap between the two (Repub. and Demo.) establishments is almost invisible. Obama has done almost nothing for the working/labour class, even though his entire Hope/Change campaign was based on promises of reducing corporate control and implementing policies that would benefit the middle and working class. Right wing ideas still drive the national agenda, despite a Democrat government. Neo-liberalism has shaped domestic and foreign policy since the late 1970's and it emcompasses every facet of our society and economy here in North America.
@waraabe you got your wish m8, neo-liberals already run the world.
I'll be honest, I'm not too familiar with the political and economic landscape over across the Atlantic see. But personally, I think the biggest threat to our democracy are these same corporations you praise
@waraabe. How can you have a real democracy when businesses and corps. can singlehandedly influence presidential elections through campaign funds/donations and lobbying. Their vote, not from a ballot but from cheques, holds far more weight than any normal citizen. I may not agree with Bernie Sander's economic policies, but he was always right about one thing - corporate america is always going to be the biggest threat to the people and their democracy. Corps. always have to be held accountable. Since when could they transcend laws and regulations. Like the user above me said, a good balance of both is needed.
