A QUESTION.
I’ve been
asking friends and relatives to tell me what global problem is the most
serious, in its potential impact on them. The answers surprised me in that
almost everyone cited a different problem. Terrorism, climate change, poverty,
Republicans, Democrats, and please insert your choice here…......Unmentioned, so
far: corruption, and growing mountains of debt worldwide.
The question
is: Will these problems be better managed under our current system of crony
capitalism and government by special interests, or by genuine capitalism and
true democracy?
For those
less familiar with these terms:
Capitalism is
a system of creative destruction wherein all those using resources (labor, energy,
buildings, money) to provide goods and services to customers must compete in
providing the most value at the least cost. The less efficient lose out.
Crony
capitalism is a system wherein the ‘competitors’/special interests seek
advantages through government rather than in the market place. Non-business
interests, such as public, and private sector unions, use this system as well.
The bribery involved has been declared ‘legal’ by the recipients of the money.
True
democracy is a system of government in which elected representatives serve only
the interests of voters and citizens.
Given the
obvious choice, why is it that almost everyone of us will go to the polls and
vote in accordance with our party’s propaganda (paid for by special interests)
and, coincidentally, vote for a continuation of our current system?
Note: I will,
almost undoubtedly, receive a tortured reply explaining why we must continue to
vote against the ‘other’ party, if only for a little longer. In fact, most of
my friends and relatives will do exactly that, explaining that they must
continue to vote against those b-----ds until somebody else changes the system.
Joseph
Bakewell,
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