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Welcome to the new world of corporate mercantilism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercantilism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercantilism
by hackbinary 9y ago
Welcome to the new world of corporate mercantilism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercantilism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercantilism
- valuearb 9y agoMercantilism is how capitalism dies. Self interested capitalists buy monopolies from politicians until no free markets remain. Today we have Trump favoring Coal, Oil, military contractors, the Sands corporation (Sheldon Adelson) and corporations searching for special favors such as Tariffs, etc, because of their contributions to his campaign. Hilary would have favored Wall Street banks, hedge funds, "green companies" in search of federal handouts, unions, etc. We have the political system we have because of massive contributions by moneyed players who want either handouts or rules to keep competitors out.