Why do (stupid people) associate capitalism with corruption and big business?

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This connection makes no sense to me. Historically, and especially today, your supersized big businesses like Google, Koch Industries, and Time Warner do not really do much to suppoet the free market. I meam yes, they like money, but they generally work to suppress competition. Big business tends to favor beneficial legislation and government corruption over innovation and competition.

So why is it some people get this image in their heads of the dirty greedy jew ancap/libertarian stomping on the backs of the poor consumer? These people hate it just as much as any other reasonable person, their proposed solutions are just different.

 
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Why do even more stupid people assume otherwise?

 
 
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This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.
The only helpful way I find of making the distinction is simply by pointing out pro-market =/= pro-business.

 
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Because that's what Capitalism in the United States has evolved to, Vulture Capitalism.

 
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Cause they're Democrats. Scary, isn't it?


 
 
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This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.
Quote from: Voro 'Cinotai on March 09, 2015, 05:18:12 AM
Because that's what Capitalism in the United States has evolved to, Vulture Capitalism.
More like mutated, than evolved.

 
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because sweeping generalizations, and Google is probably the exact opposite of what you'd want to as an example

 
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Money corrupts, m8.

 
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Quote from: Luciana on March 09, 2015, 12:42:03 PM
Money corrupts, m8.
Power corrupts.

Money buys power.

Take away the option for power to be bought and you end up better off.

 
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Quote from: BrenMan 94 on March 09, 2015, 12:48:29 PM
Quote from: Luciana on March 09, 2015, 12:42:03 PM
Money corrupts, m8.
Power corrupts.

Money buys power.

Take away the option for power to be bought and you end up better off.
Then they'll just find another, even more unpleasant way to reach power.

 
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Quote from: BrenMan 94 on March 09, 2015, 12:48:29 PM
Quote from: Luciana on March 09, 2015, 12:42:03 PM
Money corrupts, m8.
Money buys power.

Money is power. Or, rather, one form that power takes.

 
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Quote from: Meta Cognition on March 09, 2015, 03:36:12 AM
The only helpful way I find of making the distinction is simply by pointing out pro-market =/= pro-business.