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To: magritte

Wrong about GE?

Wrong yourself.

This is mercky issue like Gardasil, but it envelops
GE with no taxes as they transport technology to China
AND defend Obama with MSNBC.

Like Perry’s Crony Capitalism, it is real. You betcha.


56 posted on 09/15/2011 4:03:44 AM PDT by Diogenesis ("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. " Pres. Ronald Reagan)
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To: Diogenesis

GE pays taxes. They didn’t get a tax refund. Palin is wrong on this. Plus, she looks at crony capitalism from the wrong side.

“Investopedia explains Crony Capitalism
Both socialists and capitalists have been at odds with each other over assigning blame to the opposite group for the rise of crony capitalism. Socialists believe that crony capitalism is the inevitable result of pure capitalism. This belief is supported by their claims that people in power, whether business or government, look to stay in power and the only way to do this is to create networks between government and business that support each other.

On the other hand, capitalists believe that crony capitalism arises from the need of socialist governments to control the state. This requires businesses to operate closely with the government to acheive the greatest success.

Read more: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/cronycapitalism.asp#ixzz1Y1ZDQ6Hg


60 posted on 09/15/2011 5:42:23 AM PDT by magritte
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