Imagine seeing the government forcefully close businesses across the nation.
Imagine seeing the effects of government policy making those aligned with the establishment fabulously wealthy.
Imagine seeing democrats shake down cable providers for carrying the wrong networks.
Imagine the government regularly calling hearings for high profile companies to ensure they say the right things on matters of censorship.
Imagine the government pumping billions of printed money through the banks, and selectively bailing them out when the long running governmental distortions of the economy come to roost.
Imagine seeing all of this and still thinking we have anything approaching a free market.
BOTH of his businesses are nearly entirely reliant on the economic distortions/confiscation of government.
Your tax dollars are literally funneled to Elon Musk for SpaceX.
Regulations funded by your tax dollars force other automakers to buy "carbon offset credits" from Tesla for making cars the government likes better than theirs. Tesla makes more money off this than selling cars.
The government picks the winners, and vetos the losses when it wants to.
It's not free markets, it's Fascism. Companies like Salesforce are chosen to succeed by our rulers because they are compromised.
^ this.
Imagine running a business.
Imagine seeing the government forcefully close businesses across the nation.
Imagine seeing the effects of government policy making those aligned with the establishment fabulously wealthy.
Imagine seeing democrats shake down cable providers for carrying the wrong networks.
Imagine the government regularly calling hearings for high profile companies to ensure they say the right things on matters of censorship.
Imagine the government pumping billions of printed money through the banks, and selectively bailing them out when the long running governmental distortions of the economy come to roost.
Imagine seeing all of this and still thinking we have anything approaching a free market.
One more point:
Look at the richest man in the world.
BOTH of his businesses are nearly entirely reliant on the economic distortions/confiscation of government.
Your tax dollars are literally funneled to Elon Musk for SpaceX.
Regulations funded by your tax dollars force other automakers to buy "carbon offset credits" from Tesla for making cars the government likes better than theirs. Tesla makes more money off this than selling cars.
The government picks the winners, and vetos the losses when it wants to.