Too big already

Post #298,482 by mhuber 10/28/08 9:26:23 AM Reply	Too big already So, let's get this straight: these institutions have to be bailed out because they are too big to fail. So the bailout money is going to be used to make them bigger. OK, what is it called when you get down to one big company and that company is owned by the government?
Post #298,491 by jay 10/28/08 10:02:17 AM Reply	That isn't where we are heading One huge company that is owned by the government would be a form of communism, and there is no way the US would ever do that. We will stop at Fascism, where there are a handful of huge companies and so many conflicts of interest between the government and the companies that it is hard to tell where one stops and the other starts. The interested student can work out for themselves just how close we are right now. Jay
Post #298,492 by boxley 10/28/08 10:03:13 AM Reply	we just blew past facism, 1/2 to depotism if lemmy and god had a wrestling match who would win?
Post #298,496 by beepster 10/28/08 11:20:50 AM Reply	Pls use economic terms
Post #298,498 by boxley 10/28/08 11:34:43 AM Reply	sure, we are past a government run hegemony where government is directed on behalf of a few government controlled firms that control the economy and half way to a despotic dictatorship, yet to be decided who will be the top dog fake elections will be held for posts that the dear leader will decide who will be the candidate roller ball will be the next major sport thanx, bill if lemmy and god had a wrestling match who would win?
Post #303,336 by CRConrad 1/30/09 5:23:20 PM Reply	WTF kind of blather is that? What's the fucking difference? Political terminology IS economical terminology, and vice versa. Your refined sensibilities notwithstanding, the term for "Fat Cats enriching themselves at the cost of the Ordinary Joe" is, was, and will continue to be "Fat Cats enriching themselves at the cost of the Ordinary Joe". Too bad if you find that too revealing, or something.
Post #303,341 by boxley 1/30/09 5:56:54 PM Reply	you mean apparatchiks getting fat on the backs of workers
Post #303,351 by CRConrad 1/30/09 7:02:21 PM Reply	Sure. You saying that DOESN'T describe fat-cat CEOs to a T?
Post #303,378 by boxley 1/30/09 9:32:02 PM Reply	crap works the same way world wide, some folks dont get that

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