Do you think that big corporations, such as Wal-Mart, and MCcDonalds for e.g; and oil companies?

Question

are corrupting the political process? Do you think they will be the downfall of democracy as we know it?

Answer 1

I'm very suprised about all the "no"s on here! Come on people. The oil companies, even any major company, and many in government, on both sides of the aisle, are one in the same. It would be naive to think that the richest companies in the world don't have any say in what our government does. They have a lot of money to lose with a restrictive government, and a lot to gain with a friendly government.
Big Oil shaped our current energy policy in 2000ish with Dick Cheney, behind closed doors. Everyone knows Halliburton made BILLIONS in Iraq.
A lot of Clean Air Act legislation was rolled back within months of Bush entering office. That saves businesses lots of money. Hmm.

A group of 15 seniors at Yale every year are asked to join a "secret fraternity". The Yale yearbook published the list of these select few (up until 1980-something). If you do your research you will see that the heads of many of the big companies, even international companies, were all in this "elite group"... and yes, Bush ,and Kerry, and many politicians and CEOs (including Time Warner CEO) As was Bush's father. Don't believe me? Watch Bush admit it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY-0OMAqNqI

Here's a list of who else is in on it...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Skull_and_Bones_members

A real concrete example for the skeptics:
"Congressman Phil Gramm, Enron's second largest recipient of campaign contributions, succeeded in legislating California's energy commodity trading deregulation. Despite warnings from prominent consumer groups which stated that this law would give energy traders too much influence over energy commodity prices, the legislation passed in December 2000.

As Public Citizen reported, 'Because of Enron’s new, unregulated power auction, the company’s 'Wholesale Services' revenues quadrupled — from $12 billion in the first quarter of 2000 to $48.4 billion in the first quarter of 2001.' "
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enron)
If that isn't big industry dabbling in government to up their profits, then I don't know what is.

Both the business and the politician gain from working together.


For the Skull and Bones reference ("secret fraternity") watch "The Good Shepard". Also, watch "Syriana" and you'll get an idea of how ugly the oil industry can be. Finally, the Enron mess is best explained in the documentary "The Smartest Guys in the Room".

Answer 2

They are great!
No, they are not corrupting the political process. They are too busy providing jobs and making money. You know being successful.
No, I do not believe they will be the downfall of democracy. However the politicians that are trying to destroy them for being successful may. That is if they are able to demonize them enough and the people buy into it.

Answer 3

Hasn't everyone observed that when firms paid bigger taxes and have been regulated via the government (particularly while they grew to alter into monopolies) that the u . s . a . had the optimal in many situations occurring of residing interior the historic previous of the PLANET? Unregulated Capitalism constantly finally ends up with the comparable end effect. the best a million/10th of a million p.c. has all of the money. the rest are borrowers. have you ever observed that it is the place we at the instant are? the conventional American is deeply in debt no longer even counting the $30,000 each that they owe from the GW Bush Presidency...perhaps it is because of the fact their severe-colleges did no longer clarify the economic equipment to them... Or they pass the corporation web page of their newspapers...Who knows? yet. they're going to pay nevertheless despite in the event that they do no longer know it!!! Ask the Argentinians how they cherished repaying their crooked politicians bills!

Answer 4

Business is the foundation of democracy as we know it. The downfall begins when the government gets involved. More Wal Marts and McDonnalds and less government adds up to a more democratic process and liberty for all of us.

Answer 5

Not unless you have information I don't.

I think the government is corruption their business. The government makes more money off of gasoline at the pump than oil companies do, and the government doesn't do anything to produce the stuff.

Wal-Mart employs millions, and corrupt politicians are constantly trying to short circuit it's success by mandating health insurance.

Who's corrupting who?

Answer 6

I think they are just playing by the rules and it is time for us to change the rules back before Reagan. If jobs go over seas with little tariffs to bring that stuff back and that causes those countries economy's to grow faster then normal and that drives up food and oil demand and we pay higher prices for that rise how much did we save at Wal-Mart etc? We need to bring back the hard tariffs that Reagan lowered and make it not worth it to move over seas and they will have to have factories there for those countries and here if they want to sell to the number one consumers.

Answer 7

No, do you think big government labor unions, the EPA, the AARP, NAACP, ACLU and Al Gore, are corrupting the political process?

Answer 8

You have heard of Political Action Committees, how do you think the money gets funneled through

Answer 9

Absolutely not.

Anyone here could have the next biggest store or national chain if they go out and work for it.

Instead, we sit like monkeys in front of a computer and complain about someone else's success.

I love you liberals.

Answer 10

It's already happening