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The government has supported weak businesses run by cronies of political leaders since Ancient Greek times, and probably earlier.
by debacle 14y ago
The government has supported weak businesses run by cronies of political leaders since Ancient Greek times, and probably earlier.
- mark_l_watson 14y agoI certainly agree with you that this is a long term trend but in my lifetime (I am 60) it seems to have become much worse in the last couple of decades.
- debacle 14y agoThe sentiment has always been as bad, the problem is we have a complicit, apathetic populace and a much more organized and empowered aristocracy. I can't help but feel that this situation has been engineered.