Bfgrn
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Annie, I will allow Robert F. Kennedy Jr answer your question...he frames it perfectly IMO...
There is nothing wrong with corporations. Corporations are a good thing. They encourage us to take risks. They maximize wealth. They create jobs. I own a corporation. They're a great thing, but they should not be running our government.....
http://www.sierraclub.org/pressroom/speeches/2005-09-10rfkjr.asp
Thanks for that. Robert was a genuine good guy.
"It has indeed been a trying hour for the Republic; but I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. As a result of the war, corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working on the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands, and the Republic is destroyed. I feel at this moment more anxiety for the safety of my country than ever before, even in the midst of war." Abraham Lincoln in a letter to William F. Elkins, November 21, 1864.
A piece I wrote years ago. http://www.usmessageboard.com/writing/50779-end-of-democracy.html
Robert JR still IS a good guy midcan...and he does have his dad's genes...