Don't you think the problem is not Republicans or Democrats, but big corporations?

Answer 1

Watch the movie "The Corporation" and you will have your answer. Our amendment that freed slaves led the way for corporations to be considered an "individual" which allows a corporation to kill 1000's with poor waste and products with only monetary penalties. If a PERSON did that, they'd get the electric chair. . .good movie - watch it.

Answer 2

Yes and No, essentially the problem is the US legal system and specifically the case of Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad, which essentially opened the door for corporations to hide behind the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which forbids a State to deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws, thus eventually allowing corporations to be considered juristic persons and enjoy the freedoms of equal protection but with the benefit of powers far exceeding any one individual. This case didn't officially state this ruling but opened debate, and therefore would eventually allow corporations entirely too much power which led to them being able excerxise a massive amount of control over policy by overhauling the legal system to their benefit. This is a simplistic answer, there are more factors, but essentially, this moment had a lot to do with why Democrats and Republicans fight each other tooth and nail so hard, because they need the backing of big business to gain any true measure of power, and if any real change to come along then the corporation as an entity must become socially responsible.

Answer 3

That is a huge problem. Corporations hire lobbyists to influence the way that Senators, and congressmen (women) vote on bills. The fact that it costs so much to run for political position is exactly why we have such a problem. If Joe Great Idea had all the answers to the country's problems, He might not be given a stage on which to speak. Unless of course he goes to bed with the special interests, lobbyists, or large corporations. Man this really pisses me off. To me, to vote strictly along party lines is perhaps one of the dumbest things an individual can do. I find it hard to beleive that one party will always have the best answers or way to do something. WE as a country need to vote for honest, individual thinking, non partisan candidates, who are not in the pocket of anyone. Is there such a candidate?

Answer 4

Absolutely. And to the people who think otherwise, try running for president. You won't get anywhere unless you raise at least $100m. That kind of money requires rich friends, and the rich didn't get where they are today by being charitable. They expect something in return.

Capitalism is ultimately to blame, and as long as it exists no amount of reform will solve this problem. We call ourselves a Democracy, but the deck is stacked so much that even if a well-intentioned politician (a rare breed) got into office, he/she would be unable to change anything that threatened the interests of the corporations and bankers because they hold our country hostage. Revolution is the only way forward. It may not happen soon, but it is coming.

Answer 5

Big business is not the cause of any problems. Why is it that so many people hate big corporations? They are what make the world go around. With out large corps. small businesses would suffer as well. The problem is the growing socialist ideals that are being pounded into our youth by ex-hippie professors that hate capitalism and would love nothing more than for the good ole U.S of A to become a socialist/communist country. And if the left side of the democratic party continues to flourish that is exactly what's going to happen

Answer 6

No. In fact, it's Useful Idiots like yourself who knowingly scapegoat the corporate boogeyman for the problems caused directly by Big Government that allow "the problem" to facilitate and continue.

Answer 7

No. We are free to not buy from that corporation if we don't like it.

Take Hillary Clinton and her stand on oil companies, she feels their profits are too high and wants to increase the costs to the corporations with more taxes. This will just drive up the prices and at the same time reduce the incentive for private interests to pursue competition with fuel alternatives. This program is designed to increase available fuel alternatives. Doesn't seem like a sound plan to me.

The republicans are not any better, spending like mad.

We need more say in the government, not corporations.

Answer 8

People get the government they deserve. If we choose to be uniformed, are easily swayed by sound bites and fear then it is easy for government officials to deceive us.

We are a capitalist country but not pure capitalism. We put government in place to be a check on a free market society. The unfortunate thing that big business has figured out is that you can buy law makers. When you own a law maker you dont have to break the law. The unethical business practices you do are completely legal. Consider the half trillion dollars spent on this war and the GOP effort to privatize services that were formerly done by the military. The two are linked. No Halliburton, Bechtel and others have made litterally billions on no bid Iraqi reconstruction contracts. Did they break the law by steeling billions from American tax payers? Actually no. They bought a politician so it's perfectly legal.

Answer 9

Big corporations are certainly a big problem as far as where our tax dollars go to, and as far as legislation in their favor against individual's and society's overall well being.

In my opinion, the "problem" is two things.
A two party system in which the realm of discussion is dictated by the agreement of the two parties. Certain topics simply don't enter the public arena.

The higher problem is voter apathy. Partly because we don't have to care too much. We are wealthy, and insulated from much of the rest of the world. Also, media is not a good source of 'information' but rather a big business in and of itself, selling entertainment through sound bites and cliches and pointless arguements.Therefore it creates an ignorant voter base. The nature of the politician is to motivate the highest number of these people to walk into a booth and choose thier name.

The combination of this ignorant voter base and the two party system creates a certain type of fake democracy.

Having said all that, in comparison, we still live in one of the most desirable political environments in the world. but it could be a lot better and the risk is always there for it to become worse.

Answer 10

I think the system is the problem. If we went to total public funding of elections, capped the amount each candidate could spend and made radio and television networks give free air time to each candidate, that would take the corporations and lobbyists out of the picture and we would have cleaner elections and politicians who were not beholden to the corporations.

If you were a politician and had to raise $50 million, you couldn't get that much from individual donors. You would have to go where the money is.

Answer 11

Most DEF!!!! The big corps are the ones really calling the shots. Some of them prolly have more money than the national deficit is, which means it wouldn't be hard to keep the congressmen in their pockets. I am pretty sure that the laws are actually made by those corporations to either continue the brainwashing on Americans or to add to their already vast fortunes.