What the Left has correct is that modern mega-corporations have too much power.
What they have wrong is the REASON why they have so much power...and how we actually solve this problem.
It's not "corporate greed" or "evil capitalism" as the politicians repeat ad nauseum to deflect blame away from themselves.
The real reason is that the GOVERNMENT is far too big & powerful, and is intimately tied to these megacorps through lobbyists, insider-trading by congresspeople, revolving doors of employment, bribery for favorable legislation, etc. etc.
Since these corporations have such an infinitely powerful force keeping them protected from any risk financially or legally, they naturally run amok.
They no longer need to serve their customers; they instead serve their government overlords (often fucking over their customers to do so), since that's where their real money and protection comes from.
Think about that. Giant corporations make more money by cozying up to the government money-printer, than actually doing business with their customers. This is why we constantly get the feeling that big companies don't give a shit about us, they're just trying to extract as much money from our wallet as they can by doing as little service as possible, then kick us out the door.
It's because customers are an AFTERTHOUGHT in this paradigm where corporations and government are in bed with each other.
Since they receive more reward for simply jerking off those with the keys to the infinite money spigot, these companies' actual customers become a secondary ANNOYANCE rather than the lifeblood of a business, as they used to be back when humanity used gold—a real money that couldn't be printed by any almighty bureaucratic entity.
There's no better example of this deterioration of megacorp/customer relationship, as a direct result of government intervention, than the airline industry.
Airlines are CONSTANTLY bailed out by the government—just handed tens of billions of dollars practically any time they want. All they have to do is ask nicely, and make up a sob story about how things will be so bad if they go bankrupt (a natural and NECESSARY process to allow healthier, more responsible competitors to take their place), and they get a check, no questions asked.
And what's been the result?
Ask anyone who travels frequently. More cancelled flights, more delays, worse customer service, more lost baggage, more planes literally falling apart in the fucking air...
Oh, and about that last one: since these megacorps have total legal protection from daddy government, they can go ahead and MURDER their current and former employees who try to point out the flaws in their business, without needing to worry about any legal repurcussions!
Very sweet deal for the couple dozen corporate executives who want infinite money, power, and CEO bonuses, as well as the congresspeople in government who own their stock.
Horrible deal for literally everyone else, from the people actually trying to use these airline services, to those having their heads exploded for trying to be a good citizen and point out safety concerns they found within the company.
Oh, and the psychopaths at the top of these corporations are more than happy to blow up entire planes full of people to save a few bucks. Watch "Downfall" on Netflix—a fantastic documentary that I still can't believe was allowed on the platform—for more on that.
Have a great day, and remember, no matter what societal problem you think is the worst and needs to be solved most urgently...the government money-printer is far worse, and likely the root cause of whatever it is you're so concerned about!
The money-printer is the death star. Destroy it, and everything else will naturally work itself out.
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