_Updated: the original title said “Congress is for sale.” My mistake. I meant Government. _
Once upon a time in America, people built companies by filling society’s unmet needs. To survive, a company relied on innovation, quality, and, of course, good advertising. The best advertisement being word of mouth.
That’s all changed now.
The way to grow a successful company is to get government to protect your market, dampen competition, and require people to buy what you sell.
Here’s who’s paying for the privilege of thwarting competition.
You will find more statistics at Statista
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce bought the Export Import Bank. And amnesty.
The insurance companies, along with the hospital corporation, helped write Obamacare.
Why does Google know more about you than your spouse? Because Google pays government to let them.
This is government. Want to change it?