You Distrust Business But Not Government

I'm with you on this one, I distrust government FAR more than business. Business is up front - they want your money. People do not go into business (not non-profit) for charity

Under your scenario, it has to be politics. Business takes too much time and money to run. In politics, you spend other people's money, take trips on their dime, and have very little accountability. Don't like a law, so easy to change. Now the only thing left that is very necessary is the evil laugh. BWAHAHAHA.

If I had a real power lust and desire to manipulate people for my own gain, I would have to go with politics. Business is hard work, you have to put in years of labor to build up a business to the point where you are important enough to wield influence in society. But in politics you simply need to convince people that you only want to do good. You don't have to work hard, you simply need to be charming and glib. No business will ever succeed unless it provides something that people want or need. You may want to manufacture six-fingered gloves, but the market for them isn't going to be large enough to make you rich or powerful. Politicians can succeed without ever doing anything. In fact, the less they do, the more likely they are to stay in power. Politicians can usurp power from the very people they are supposed to represent, as we see today in Congress. Politicians can trade up and up to more powerful positions, until they reach the top of the chain and they have the power to change the very society that elected them - until it no longer resembles the society that elected them. Grumblings against the "corporatocracy" may appeal to the least powerful in the business sector - the working class - but the truth is that corporations are no real threat to freedom. Freedom can only be truly threatened by those with the power to take it away.

Politicians are voted out of office. I'd rather be the top guy in the banking business.

If someone is power mad...they will pick politics. Plus there is tons of money to be made in politics. Just look at the cast of characters we have in our elected offices..I would not trust most of them to babysit my dog...much less make responsible decisions for the country.

Id be a politician but Id need to learn how to shut up or Id tell everybody whats going on haha!! But yes Id love to be an evil politician, to have that power at the tip of my fingers and after a while, Id get rid of all the evil ones and disclose the truth to everybody and purge myself of all evils!! Time to wake up now haha

That is a good question, I guess that you could say that there are some people that fit your bill in the world today: Hugo Chavez, Lee Scott (now retired, but very evil none the less), Vladimir Putin, George W. Bush/Barack Obama. Personally, I would say head of a company, I have yet to find a politician that retired with over $500 Million dollar golden parachute. But, there are many of them in corporate America.

If I were evil and wanted to also be powerful, the only way to go is into politics. Politicians have the ear of the people and will claim they want what is best for you, and even though you might know it isn't true, there's enough who will believe them.

I know this may sound like a total wacko, but I do not trust the government or some businesses. The truth is that things fail, and you end up on the side that has problems from it. Businesses were allowing their CEOs to get bonuses, why wouldn't the government recognize this? It is not like this was invisible, it was clearly understandable. Then when the people turn on the government, the government blames it on the business owners. Scandals like this make me greatly distrust some big name businesses, but I feel that the government is not ever thinking of me when they think of what's best for the general or average person.

What you say is true; government it the far greater evil. Witness what is happening in America now. Businessmen may be just plain greedy, but politicians are greedy, liars, and above all power-mongers. That is truly dangerous. It ruins the lives of innocent hard-working people. You have a choice in dealing with businessmen. You can choose not to deal with them. But government has become totally invasive in people's lives, is heartless, and the present usurper is intent on harming us and taking total control of our lives. He is also trying to blame big business for things it is not responsible for; government has been in bed with big business forever, but now the usurper is trying to make business the fall guy, while he destroys our economy. This evil one and his band of governing thieves are not to be trusted, EVER.

I guess you are wrong about the sacred supreme power which you regard as that no one can violate.But doesn't that belong to the God only? Any human beings,who are under the domination of the God,does not possess of the power indeed.How can a political leader stand without the support by interest group?Rather,the politicians have to bow to the actual controller of his previlidge and honor. Many country leaders left office because of the businessmen's discontent.Even a king,who represented the power of god at the ancient times,need to obey to the paliament or representatives of nobles.As I think,if someone got the money,he will have power;if someone got power,he will exchange for money.

I distrust big government more than I distrust big business (although I'm not crazy about many big corporations), because of the power it can wield over almost every aspect of our lives. Big government can take away our freedoms, one by one; a business doesn't have that much power. Big business, however, certainly influences big government.