Saturday, June 11, 2022

Central Government Control

 

Dictators love a government with a central government, it easy to overthrow and control the populace.  All authority is consolidated in a central location and easy to manage.  Get a few cronies’ together and give the government a good heave ho and the dictator are in control. 

 

               The United States is about at that point.  A few large major corporations, control about 30-40% of the economy.  The government controls about 20-30& of the remaining economy with the health act and the federal bureaucracy. 

 

               A wannabe ruler would have a pretty easy time overthrowing the US government.  Get a few of the large corporations on board, use the Patriot Act and the bureaucrats on their side and there it is.  A new style of government is put in place and there is group of controlling elites operating behind a dictator. 

 

               To see parallels, look south of the border.  The government of Mexico controls the major companies there and they dictate how the economy operates.  The ruling Mexican Party has been power for decades.  There is an opposition party, but they haven’t had a president from their party in years.  This gives the illusion that Mexico is a democracy. 

 

               There has been a mind set of lately, that bigger is better.   As a result just a few control different phases of the US economy.  Right now, Big Tech, the silicon valley, is under scrutiny because of their control of social media and other electronic avenues.   This is a good example of how a few can manipulate the many. 

 

               So is this what’s going on with inflation, a few large corporations are pushing huge price increases.    Look at how few there marketing petroleum, these people control the price of gas.  Same is true in the food industry.  There are about a dozen giants marketing food and the control around 60% of the market. 

 

               So if you want to overthrow a government, consolidate your bureaucracy and get some large corporate cronies. 

 

The mindset of bigger is better, works in favor of tyrants that want power and control.  This is one of the reasons, the Constitution, gives us separation of powers.  To keep one government entity from telling another how to conduct their business. 

 

Yet this is happening in Colorado, with the state telling the school districts how to conduct their operation.  A school district is a separate government entity.  They have elected board members and have taxing authority.  The state sets accreditation standards for the schools.  The state provides standards for teacher guidelines and a teachers college.  The state is not to interfere in the daily operation of a school district.  A school and other government is supposed to be protected by the constitution from interference from another government entity.  Criminal activity is another matter. 

 

               By telling the schools they can not have certain type of mascot, they state has went outside its authority.   Yet if you want power and control over others, power is consolidated by telling others how to behave.  Eventually the lines of separation are blurred and the other entities disappear.  Then one point of authority is in power. 

 

               There supposed to be limits on what various government entities can do.  We don’t stop the politicians, we vote for, nor does the judicial branch always follow the constitution.  Over the years, our politicians have sacrificed for freedom in the name of safety.  Freedoms lost are hard to win back.  We need members of the legislature that can and are willing to swimn up stream and begin repealing lots of the laws that are supposed to provide safety for us. 

 

Look at the no smoking laws.  Government is telling the property owner how to conduct business.   It is no longer the choice of the owner, but the government’s choice.  Because a few few wanted it safe, in their perception, the many were punished to keep the few happy.  The few used the bully pulpit of the government to impose their will on others.  Look at all of the other laws that have been imposed, resulting in the loos of freedom of choices.