As far as I can tell, Ron Paul (if he were elected mind you, which because of his laudable opposition to some very powerful entrenched interests does not appear likely given the way the system is stacked in their favor) might make things either just as bad or possibly enable them to get worse, simply from the angle that some of his words make me think he favors businesses over individuals, probably a result of his libertarian origins (such as the whole "a woman experiencing sexual harassment from her boss might try finding another employer" bullshit) and would basically give them free reign (as little regulation as possible to put the "free" in free market etc).
Now I'm all for pushing government out of our affairs, but to leave the corporations we have in place to do as they please strikes me as just as bad, because it doesn't deal with the core problems of capitalism such as gross inequalities, exploitation of workers etc. Just a thought.
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Date: 16/3/12 11:38 (UTC)Now I'm all for pushing government out of our affairs, but to leave the corporations we have in place to do as they please strikes me as just as bad, because it doesn't deal with the core problems of capitalism such as gross inequalities, exploitation of workers etc. Just a thought.