Everyone agrees that we are spending trillions of dollars
on firms “too big to fail”
Many of these firms got so big because politicians in both parties
liked to have important businessmen take their phone calls
do their bidding, and fund their campaigns
And maybe, just maybe, the lesson from the financial crisis
isn’t to get big business and big government
even more involved with each other
but to finally bust the trust between them
If the National Football League’s revenue
comes from television contracts, licensed paraphernalia, and ticket sales
and divided up between the teams in two conferences
and special interest and corporate contributions
are relatively divided up between two political parties
depending on who currently holds more power
do most fans and constituents tend to cheer for their team
even though the financial foundations of both systems
enrich both sides of the same businesses
who exclude all and/or most of the nonaffiliated from participation?
Should businesses with interests before Congress
be allowed to donate unlimited dollars
to the preferred non-profit foundations of elected officials?
The art of government consists of taking as much money as possible
from one party of citizens to give to the other
Voltaire
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