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.
