It's funny that the United States prides itself on being the heart of capitalism, where anybody can allegedly strike out on their own and make their own way tha

It's funny that the United States prides itself on being the heart of capitalism, where anybody can allegedly strike out on their own and make their own way thanks to The Market. But in reality, Ecuador sounds much more capitalistic (in the positive sense) than the United States. Today's United States is just as elite-ruled and hostile to the little guy as the next developed nation - possibly more so - it's just that in our case, many of the elites are overly-powerful capitalists instead of government officials or (nominally) oligarchs. But the end result is the same. I think the basic fallacy that so many voters have in their heads is that that big businesses and small are on the same side politically. But the reality couldn't be further from the truth.