My examples may be a micro view but they are just representations of the macro view. I do not believe that big corporations are doing more harm than good to humanity. Big corporations:

-Employ millions of people.
-Big corporations have needs that must be met by outside sources. These outside sources employ millions of people.
-Big corporations can take advantage of economies of scale, which smaller corporations cannot. The result is more efficient production and lower prices for all.
-Big corporations can afford the R&D costs that smaller companies cannot. Despite the fact that the pharmaceutical industry may be one of the closest thing to the "big bad wolf" in the corporate world, they do come up with new medicines, which save peoples lives. These medications, advances in artificial organs, prostheses, etc, are not cheap to develop, perfect, and get to market. The average guy working in his garage, no matter how well intentioned, just can't do it.
-Big corporations can absorb blows to their business much better than smaller companies do. A setback that would destroy a small company, and put its workers out of a job, is just a small hiccup for a large corporation.

I do agree that large corporations should be held to the same laws that everyone else is, and that the loopholes to get around these laws should be closed. We’re already seeing that happening after Enron. In fact, corporate America is now paying millions of $ to comply with the new laws that have resulted from the whole mess. And rightly so! You see, I’m not saying that we should give free reign to big corporations, I’m simply saying that big corporations, and capitalism, work.


What I've failed to see from the left is any realistic solution to this "problem". There is a lot of whining about it but nobody offers any alternatives. At least not any that will work. “Rebuild the railroad”??. Please, wtf for? While were at it, why don’t we just go back to horses and stagecoaches? You accuse me of not thinking outside the box. Well, when what lies on the other side is Never Never Land, then yeah, I guess I’m guilty. I kick myself for saying this, and I think a monkey could handle Iraq better than Bush, but G Dubya has a point when he says something like " My opponents criticize my Iraq plan but they don't have any alternative".

It may surprise you Blue, but I used to be a tree hugging, longhaired, protesting hippy myself. Then I started hanging out with these folks from Berkeley who loved to bitch about and protest the cause of the week but none really had any in depth knowledge of what they were bitching about or could offer any solution. There was just the standard knee jerk reaction to anything they thought should be bad. It just put a really bad taste in my mouth when it comes to the far left. They’re full of dreams of peace, love, and happiness for all, but that’s all they are- dreams. The reality is (except maybe for a few days a year out in the Nevada desert) good wishes, veggie burritos, hugs, and patchuli oil just isn’t a viable solution to the worlds problems.