Pessimism v. Optimism

[kandrathe]

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand is one of my favorite books. However it was Big business that revolted against a Corrupt Government and the Looters/People. Ayn Rand must be turning in her grave seeing that Big business is now the Looter.:P

Mine as well. :) I'm not sure I'm seeing the big business looter that you are, but corporate welfare perhaps. Which industry are you thinking about? The bailout banks and AIG maybe? From what I remember from summer 2008 to spring 2009 there was much arm twisting by the government for some of the rescues. Chrysler is gone, and GM was forced into government ownership. There were many veiled threats. Also, I would say that the corrupter of government has been and remains the influence that money can buy, and corporations are tainted here. It takes two sides though; those who are buying the favors and those who are selling them.

It's a pretty popular Washington tactic to demagogue "Big Business", mindless greed and their huge profits. But, when you look into the truth of the matter, its just some politician with an axe to grind or making political hay to get the blood pressure up within their constituency and deflect blame to convenient scape goats. Like the big health insurance companies which are by and large non-profit corporations now, and those that are for profit can hardly stay solvent. Or, the tobacco/alcohol companies (now I detest smoking and there are many social ills from alcoholism, but I uphold peoples freedom to have vices).