I've been thinking this for quite awhile now. It's as if ( from an extremely BROAD point of view) GOVERNMENT and BIG BUSINESS have MERGED. Into a sort-of-a "Global Employment .... The One-World-Company". One that "owns the whole damn turf". With Government simply degrading into sort of a "competition-crushing DEPARTMENT" of the "company".
Now I know what you all think .... "it's not exactly like that" And you're right ..it's not. However, think from the small businesses perspective. Trying to get "into the market". The EFFECT is the same. And THAT is the point I'm trying to get across. I was trying to make a similar point in an earlier post about comparing "what America is turning into" ... versus WWII Hitler. I compared Hitler "cornerning the market of him being the boss" .... and modern America's Homeland Security ... Total Info Awareness F (still don't remember what "F" stood for) .... Terrorist-findingWiretapping .... etc. Someone counterposted by saying "modern America and WWII Hitler are WAY different ... you be quiet Curtis". Well he's right!! Modern America and WWII Germany ARE different. Us and them ARE using different tactics. But what I'm proposing is that ... although different mechanisms are being used .... the EFFECTS .... the effects on both small businesses .... the EFFECTS on you and me as individuals ... the EFFECTS are the same. Less freedom. More monitoring by the incumbent in power on us individuals (and small businesses) on "what we are up to". Monitoring if "possibly" we're in "striking range" of "replacing him in the power seat". And so on. Tactics don't HAVE to be the same. The effect is what counts. Concentration of power will always be ... concentration of power. Funny how, when the tactics change, nobody seems to recognize when we're on the same road.... again. sigh, Curtis Get your free newsletter at http://www.ezinfocenter.com/3122155/NL ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> LOL! It's the nature of the Beast, I guess. No one is allowed or permitted to go into competition with the government favored Businesses. It's a mutual back-scratching arrangement. The government subsidized Businesses give large amounts of Campaign money to Politicians, and the Politicians give huge subsidies to those who contribute well. If you are not a Member of the Insider's Club, you will not be allowed through the Bureaucratic Permit process. Putting together a viable Business Plan is no big deal, even without subsidies. Getting past the Regulatory hurdles is nearly impossible. What most People consider to be Laws to be obeyed, are seen as simple guidelines that can safely be ignored on an arbitrary basis if you have the proper 'connections'. To my dismay, I have found that to be an accurate assumption. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
