I agree with those, and I'd add another point: if the government has a mandate from the American people, it's one thing: give us jobs. Look at the distribution of entities that have the jobs in this country: http://economics.about.com/od/smallbigbusiness/a/us_business...
"Some 19.6 million Americans work for companies employing fewer than 20 workers, 18.4 million work for firms employing between 20 and 99 workers, and 14.6 million work for firms with 100 to 499 workers. By contrast, 47.7 million Americans work for firms with 500 or more employees."
The line between 'small business' and 'big business' is arguable, but in any case small businesses are generally politically aligned with big businesses.
Is it any surprise than that our government supports pro-corporate policies?
My wife was a lobbyist and she once gave me an interesting hypothetical: Excelon (big power company in Illinois) doesn't have to donate any money to get the ear of any politician in the state. All they have to do is look at their records and call up and say "we've got 7,000 employees in your district..."
"Some 19.6 million Americans work for companies employing fewer than 20 workers, 18.4 million work for firms employing between 20 and 99 workers, and 14.6 million work for firms with 100 to 499 workers. By contrast, 47.7 million Americans work for firms with 500 or more employees."
The line between 'small business' and 'big business' is arguable, but in any case small businesses are generally politically aligned with big businesses.
Is it any surprise than that our government supports pro-corporate policies?
My wife was a lobbyist and she once gave me an interesting hypothetical: Excelon (big power company in Illinois) doesn't have to donate any money to get the ear of any politician in the state. All they have to do is look at their records and call up and say "we've got 7,000 employees in your district..."