Capitalism naturally morphs into a monopoly
WRONG. Monopolies are self destructive because of capitalism.
WRONG. Capitalism is not market control. Anyone can play!
In 1900 the sins of Capitalism were revealed
WRONG. Many successful corporations started in 1900 that still exist today and still provide products and services people want today.
and Teddy Roosevelt went on a trust-busting crusade.
He wasn't in office to do that. He was President in 1900, when these corporations were first formed.
It has always been clear that the top will loot and cheat.
They don't. They can only exist as a company as long as they provide a product or service that people want at the price people are willing to pay. That's not lying or cheating.
Regulation and control over corporations is for the benefit of the poor and weak.
WRONG. That is fascism. That destroys corporations. They can no longer provide the service or product they see the market for. People can no longer buy the product they want.
Corporations have always lied and cheated.
Bigotry.
Big PHARM has just been the latest example.
Bigotry. Drug companies have provided a myriad of drugs that never existed before, and made them cheaper as well. We don't have to get our aspirin from plants anymore. We can synthesize it now. We have treatments for AIDS because of these companies. We've never had them before. We have the capability to perform surgery not possible before thanks to anti-immune drugs developed by these companies.
Lives mean nothing when profit is concerned.
Lie. They are saving lives. LOTS of them.
* Cancer patients are no longer under an automatic death sentence. We can treat some of them now, thanks to drug companies.
* Heart patients are no longer under an automatic death sentence. We can replace hearts now, thanks to drug companies.
* The homeless encampments in Los Angeles and San Francisco are no longer the source of a massive uncontrollable plague, thanks to antibiotics developed by drug companies. We can even treat Bubonic Plague now.
* Polio need not ravage through whole populations anymore, thanks to the drug companies.
How anyone believes regulation is the problem is a mystery.
Compositional error fallacy. There is a difference between protecting people from fake and scammy drugs like snake oil salesman and fascism.
We need to fight companies for a cleaner environment
It was companies that cleaned up the environment, dumbass. My own company is responsible for cleaning up much of Puget Sound. My own company has cleaned up a lot of air too. Other companies developed the EGR system for cars, making massive smog problems a thing of the past. They created the FADEC engines as well, making fuel mileage improve greatly over the old carburetors. They also developed the electric car into a practical commuting vehicle.
Regulations did NONE of it.
and fair treatment of workers.
If a corporation or company does not treat it's workers fairly, they won't HAVE workers. No one is forcing them to work there.
The wealthy do not care about workers or citizens at all.
Yes they do. Workers leave if they don't get paid enough or have poor working conditions. Citizens are often the customers. You don't last long without customers!
Trump is a successful real estate developer. He knows business. He reduced taxes for everyone, not just the very rich. EVERYONE that pays taxes is paying less of them thanks to Trump. He reduced regulations stifling business too. Businesses are hiring. The unemployment rate in the United States is now the LOWEST IT HAS EVER BEEN since record keeping began.
