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just plain old cronyism works........
not really splitting hairs since crony capitalism is far worse since it is far more harmful to the public and economy........
Far worse? Sure about that? Now I'm the one spliting hairs. But I'm thinking our education system and the state budgets for most states would not be in the terrible shape they're in if it wasn't for cronyism, union style.
you could be right... lets just agree they are both pretty bad......
the problem is there is no real way to stop it, just punish those who get caught........
I don't agree, there's a lot we could do if we had the political will to do it. Like a flat tax or a slightly progressive one with no deductions, loopholes, and tax breaks, for both individuals and businesses. No more subsidies, no more guaranteed loans, grants, or any other financial backing, and no more bailouts whatsoever.
At the state level we could eliminate CB rights for public unions, tie their pay and compensation to what the private gets. Above all we need to foster competition in everything as much as possible, in education and healthcare, the whole 9 yards. There's a lot we could do, but we're not forcing our elected reps to do it. Maybe one day, after we've gone through a major economic shitstorm.