For people that think Big Business is bad....2 questions.?

Question

The first is this: If you think small business is good, but big business is bad, then aren't you saying that you want small businesses to do ok, but not really well? Most Big corporations were once small.

Secondly, have you ever tried to use only goods and services provided by small businesses?

-Fly to chine using only "small business" airlines
-use a "small business" cell phone provider
-buy "small business" shoes
-drive a "small business" car
-...using "small business" gasoline importers and refiners
etc etc etc.

Bad companies are bad, good companies are good...be it big or small. There are all kinds of things that small business just can't do efficiently.

Answer 1

It's not that a business is bad simply for being big. It's what the size of the business allows it to do. Large corporations have a lot of money and they spend that money on campaign contributions, lobbyists, lawyers, etc. to corrupt the democratic system. Since most large businesses are run in a top-down manner by CEOs and large shareholders, it concentrates too much power in too few people, which is in direct conflict with the stated goals of democracy.

If a big business was democratically run by their employees and also accountable to a democratic government elected by the people affected by the business, then I wouldn't have a problem with it.

Answer 2

i think your theory is absoulutely true. it makes perfect sense that small businesses can't do everything, so it would make no sense trying to always support it. the only time i use small businesses is when they specialize in something that they do very well.