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Title: How the Federal Government Runs Business
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Published: Oct 12, 2008
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Post Date: 2008-10-12 17:25:48 by James Deffenbach
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Views: 314
Comments: 16

I just got this in an email. I remembered it after I read it but hadn't thought about it in a long time.

Back in 1990, the Government seized the Mustang Ranch brothel in Nevada for tax evasion and, as required by law, tried to run it. They failed and it closed. Now we are trusting the economy of our country to a pack of nit-wits who couldn't make money running a whore house and selling booze?

Something to think about, isn't it? When they can sell two things that are always in pretty high demand and can't even make any money doing that, why should anyone trust them to "fix" the economy? Not to mention that government policies are what caused the problems in the first place.

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I think it would be much more accurate to say "How Big Business runs the Federal Government". Policies like NAFTA, GATT, CAFTA, the repeal of Glass-Steagall, extreme deregulation and other boondoggles did not exactly originate in the halls of Congress. It got so extreme that as of now paid lobbyists hired by multinational corporations actually write legislation and then have their bought and paid for politicians pass the bills as written.

We've had thirty years now of "Government run like business", ever since day one of the "Reagan Revolution". Thank God the pendulum is finally swinging back to the idea of our government actually being run like... a government! You know, with citizens and stuff like that.

Elliott Jackalope  posted on  2008-10-12   17:32:42 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

I think it would be much more accurate to say "How Big Business runs the Federal Government".

Yes.

Owns and operates.

Years ago when George Romney was head of HUD.

I called and wangled my way into his personal secretary. I had a 15 minute conversation with her that spoke volumes.

She was young and very polite but wanted to know how I had gotten into the inner office phone. She said there was no way I could speak with Romney. I asked if Romney were busy and her reply..."No, but he does not speak with just anybody".

There was dead silence, then she said, "I am sorry, I should not have said that". We then had a personal and polite nobody to nobody conversation. She said if she put me thru to Romney she would be severely reprimanded if not fired.

She asked what it was I wanted and told me that she would make a call to local HUD people as coming from Washington HUD. The next day I had what I wanted and local HUD were incensed that I had gone over their heads. Little did they know I was pushed away like everyone else, that are nobodies.

Cynicom  posted on  2008-10-12   18:02:52 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Yep - a government of, by, and for the people.

What a horrible joke it's become.

Lod  posted on  2008-10-12   18:07:30 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

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