2007-10-30 10:29:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
No. The government is controlled by the people. One man one vote.
Corporations are controlled by a handful of billionaires.
If it wasn't for gov't regulations, corporations would still be hiring children as young as 8, scaming consumers, and polluting our rivers so bad they'd catch fire.
2007-10-30 10:33:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
It is government regulation that created the large companies by forcing restrictive regulations that are just too expensive for the average Joe company.
This forced small business out of the picture.
Now that the mega corps are in charge, even if you got rid of the regulations, the small guy still cannot compete just on the standpoint of bulk buying power.
Pandora's box is open and it is too late.
2007-10-30 17:56:48 · answer #2 · answered by sprcpt 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can answer this by yourself. Would you buy a burger if people were dying from it or do you need the government to tell you not to buy that burger. Where did the light bulb come from, was it a government run agency or did a small start up company Edison Electric do it. What government agency came up with penicillin? Let's see NASA did invent Tang,,,, a miracle of modern science.
2007-10-30 17:47:31 · answer #3 · answered by libsticker 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's why Japan has internet service thirty times faster than the United States.The US government deregulated the telecommunications industry and let a few gatekeeper corporations monopolize internet technology in this country,stifling any sort of true competition,so that American internet and cell phone technology is years behind Japan and many European countries.
2007-10-30 17:36:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Regulation must be maintained and big businesses must not be tolerated to influence the politicians.
2007-10-30 17:36:06 · answer #5 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
it is always a bad idea, corporations are beholden to their stockholders not the people, I could care less how safe any company claims their product is...
2007-10-30 17:46:56 · answer #6 · answered by vegan_geek 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely N O T!!
2007-10-30 18:13:52 · answer #7 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the rich would control only by self interest, and the poor would remain in bondage.
2007-10-30 17:38:19 · answer #8 · answered by Mizz SJG 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sure, why not. The executives from Enron are looking for work.
2007-10-30 17:33:43 · answer #9 · answered by Overt Operative 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Yes, the free market works 872364734693864367 times better than government ever could!!
2007-10-30 17:32:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 6⤋