Reply #29: It does not matter to the global corporate elite... [View All]

...whether or not the consumer of their product is American, Indian, Chinese, Russian, etc. All else being equal, the sale creates shareholder value, which is the only reason the corporation exists as it is designed today.

It just so happens that the shareholder is primarily the top 1% of the U.S. and global population (wealth is hyper-concentrated in the hands of a few today), and in our country this elite 1% sets the agenda for politics and determine which candidates are offered to the illusory democratic vote. This the system meets their needs very well. The rest of us, we rascal multitude, don't matter (we're either "useless eaters" or "cannon fodder" to BushCo).

What does matter to the overlords in the transnational firm is that they seek "best cost" opportunity -- because, if they don't, a competitor will, reducing market share and thus the tribute paid to the owning elite. Without changes to policy and law, set by democratic institutions, the transational firm can act in no other way.

Without law and regulation, nothing will change. The American elite will continue to do well (and their MSM propoganda machine will tout Orwellian good news). The American middle and lower classes have been cast adrift, to sink or swim in waters drenched in industrial pollution, populated by rats and sharks. Bush simple does not care. Your Senators likely do not care. Your Representative likely does not care. Until we again have a say in who's elected, and those we elect actively change policies that promote the general good while the owning class screams they diminish "economic efficiency", the quality of life of the average American will continue to decline (and decline in an accelerating fashion).

The problem is, it will not be easy to wrest back some say in who gets to run and get elected, so my guess is we're in for very rough times ahead.