is "bi-partisanship" code for "corporatism"?

[RepublicanElephant]

seems like the corporations gain the most politically from bi-partisanship...
they've got both sides of the aisle covered.

public policy based on bi-partisanship doesn't necessarily mean the public interests come first.

but for some strange reason, the corporate interests usually do, some more than others.

so what difference does party affiliation make, as long as corporate/free-market interests are put first.

what's really important is not repubs vs dems, but corporatists vs populists.

[Runcible Spoon]

1. I said something similar in another thread.

Prepare to get impaled for suggesting this, but I think you're right on the proverbial money.

[FrenchieCat]

2. Even populists are for corporations operating in the US......

it is just a question of how regulated are they to be.

So I don't think that Bi-Partisanship means to allow for a corporatist government.

I think you are reaching and mixing up some of your terms in order to make your point,
but I'm not sure if your point is being made very effectively.

[Still Sensible]

11. Agreed.

The anti-corporation broad brush here is a little strong. I say if a corporation is committing bad acts, go get 'em. Hang 'em High. What I don't get is when people rail against this giant category called "corporations" as an evil unto itself.

If there are things about the way they are regulated (and IMO SOX was misguided and only served to create a new industry for the failed accounting sector that caused the problem) than change the regs.

[avaistheone1]

3. Bingo! You just cracked the`code.

very true.

[H2O Man]

4. Frequently,

but not exclusively.

[ellacott]

5. It seems that most of you can only relate to recent history

There was a time that bi-patisanship has worked with certain issues.

[Romulox]

8. Right. Like the massive shift of wealth from working people to multinational corporations.

That took teamwork!

[ellacott]

10. Like I said, you only know of recent history

[Romulox]

15. Define "recent". Clinton was elected 17 years ago.

:hi:

[Runcible Spoon]

Well that was kinda the OP's point

That corporations win when both parties "come together". "Free trade" for instance.

[ellacott]

12. Bi-partisanship is not synonymous to corporatism to me

That's MY point. There have been times(not many) that our govt. has acted in a bi-partisan manner and gotten legislation passed.

[Runcible Spoon]

13. OK I would tweak "bi-partisan" to "post-partisan" then

Which is really the term I think is at play here.

[Middle finga]

6. Good point, let's not forget bi-partisanship brought us

The Iraq war, NAFTA, Patroit Act just to name a few. Those are all huge bi-partisan policy decisions that didn't benefit the people at all.

[avaistheone1]

14. Excellent point. Those bipartisan efforts brought on the disaster we are living today.

[Romulox]

7. Yup. Two parties vs. the American people. nt

[leftstreet]

9. Yes

The Bi-partisan Party, or The Central Leadership Corporation

[OneBlueSky]

16. hit the proberbial nail right on the head . . . which is why I'm less than thrilled . . . n/t

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