Of, by & for big business
by Robert Scheer
The Nation
02/24/05
Watching the 109th Congress, one would be forgiven for thinking our Constitution was the blueprint for a government of Big Business, by Big Business and for Big Business. Forget the people -- this is Robin Hood in reverse. Here's the agenda, as laid out by the president and the Republicans who control Congress: First, limit people's power to right wrongs done to them by corporations. Next, force people to repay usurious loans to credit card companies that make gazillions off the fine print. Then, for the coup de grace, hand over history's most successful public safety net to Wall Street. Of course, the GOP and the White House use slightly different language for this corporate-lobbyist trifecta: 'Tort reform,' 'eliminating abuse of bankruptcy' and 'keeping Social Security solvent' are the preferred Beltway phrasings for messing with the little guy...
http://tinyurl.com/6w2sv
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
The Nation
02/24/05
Watching the 109th Congress, one would be forgiven for thinking our Constitution was the blueprint for a government of Big Business, by Big Business and for Big Business. Forget the people -- this is Robin Hood in reverse. Here's the agenda, as laid out by the president and the Republicans who control Congress: First, limit people's power to right wrongs done to them by corporations. Next, force people to repay usurious loans to credit card companies that make gazillions off the fine print. Then, for the coup de grace, hand over history's most successful public safety net to Wall Street. Of course, the GOP and the White House use slightly different language for this corporate-lobbyist trifecta: 'Tort reform,' 'eliminating abuse of bankruptcy' and 'keeping Social Security solvent' are the preferred Beltway phrasings for messing with the little guy...
http://tinyurl.com/6w2sv
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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