Well it seems these days that Political Blogs are all the rage. Most citizens agree that everything should be up for debate and discussion to find the best possible answer or even discover a "third way" which is best for all concerned. In fact a free civilization, which has no sacred cows is by far the easiest to maintain in an ongoing and changing way to fit the needs of her people. Currently the hottest topic on the Internet is the Lobbyist Scandal and this time it has to do with Indian Tribes and many politicians; most Republican this time around, but it spans both sides of the isle indeed. The Corporate Lobbyist issues are a big concern of the people, although big business needs to be able to talk to government, without communication things can really get divisive and actually cause a worse situation for the citizenry. The communication between business and government needs to be seamless really. The lobbyist methodology is born out of necessity; it evolved that way for a reason and continued that way because the system was flawed. Unfortunately there is a lot of unequal input and that makes those who have the juice less efficient in the market place, because they have such a leg up on the rest that, well they do not have to be competitive in reality. So, that is another side of the debate one, which you may wish to consider. Some say the Corporations and lobbyists and Congressmen are all greedy, yet greed in of its self is a human motivator and it should be made to work for the system and not against it. Motivation to get things done in business is good. Greed is innate and a known human quantity and should be used to promote the end game of the civilization; productivity, freedom, liberty and choice. It does all that and more and we know we cannot get rid of greed at any level from the man on the street in a cardboard box to the corporate exec whose monetary compensation is tied to the performance of the stock, shareholders equity and the quarterly profits. Indeed I myself have had to lobby for my company, because of outrageous legislation promoting barriers to entry into markets, when the laws served no purpose and were so old they should just have been better completely removed. So I see both sides. The good of open communication between government and business, the bad where one company incites government investigations over another and the ugly where actually illegal bribes and BS occur. But, I hold short on the condemnation of business, they are only doing what children do at the super market when they want mom to buy them a candy bar. I believe it is mom's fault for giving it out, especially when it is the taxpayer paying for her food stamps. Consider that analogy for a moment. |
