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I have wondered why the likes of McKinsey, KPMG, and PWC do not put up candidates (don't even sponsor them, just say you're electing _well known consultancy_).
by sargun 11mo ago
I have wondered why the likes of McKinsey, KPMG, and PWC do not put up candidates (don't even sponsor them, just say you're electing _well known consultancy_).
- ebbi 11mo ago"Here is my 300 slide pack to explain why you should vote for me"
- blitzar 11mo agoand that is how we got the "theys tells its likes it is" candidates.
- dan-robertson 11mo ago1. Why would McKinsey etc be interested in a well-functioning government? Best argument I have is that if the economy grows then government (and private) spending on consulting may grow. 2. Note that the consulting firms already managed to get the legislation they most cared about – creation of the LLP as a kind of entity – despite not having any candidates 3. If the government is too associated with a big consultancy then (a) they may be pressured out of giving them contracts (not good for McKinsey!) and (b) failures by that consultancy will be highlighted more than usual in the news (also not good!) 4. I mean plenty of people would go through the consultancy meat-grinder before becoming politicians. If you are training juniors to think similarly then that may carry over after they leave.
- al_borland 11mo agoThat sounds like a nightmare.
- jordanb 11mo agoThis is basically Pete Buttigieg
- andruby 11mo ago* 2007-2010 3 years at McKinsey * 2009-2017 8 years in US Navy, including deployment to Afghanistan Not that much McKinsey imo Mitt Romney had a lot more years at BCG (22 years), including being VP + co-founder of Bain Capital.
- 0xDEAFBEAD 11mo agoFailing to elect Romney was arguably a big mistake. Imagine what the GOP would look like today in that world.
- andruby 11mo agoI do agree with that. He seems so reasonable and intelligent, especially in today's world.
- NooneAtAll3 11mo agomaybe they do? you just don't hear about which candidates are theirs
- weq 11mo agoBecause they can milk either side. Gov needs private partnerships as much as the privates need their money.
- dontlaugh 11mo agoThey all absolutely do. All capitalist parties are heavily funded by industry of some sort.
- pjc50 11mo agoThat was basically Rishi Sunak, but going beyond that voters really hate it when you make the corporate control obvious. However, they don't ask questions, so one layer of money laundering is completely fine. Nobody asks where the funding for Farage's various projects comes from, for example.
- subscribed 11mo agoThey do. Look at the US Democrats specifically.