Whatever your take on the Occupy Wall st. protests, one thing is for sure, there is a great economic disparity in America. The gaps are much too large, the US has one of largest gaps between rich and middle class in the world. I don’t like the idea of regulating businesses, it makes government larger and more powerful. However, having huge corporations run rampant and controlling everything is not right either, because greed wins out.
I like the Occupy Wall St. Movement, and I like the “I am the 99%” slogan. The disparity in America has to be addressed. I don’t like how the media puts their spin on what is happening, and how politicians like to brand the movement as “leftist” or the “democratic version of the tea party.” I see this movement as being very non-partisan. They are standing for the 99%, not a particular party. I’m not sure what the exact goal is, whether it’s regulation on Wall st. or just bringing this issue to a worldwide venue. As G.K. Chesterton said (to paraphrase), “a reformer is always right about what is wrong, but usually wrong about what is right.”
I believe we need widespread ownership. Ownership of property, business, enterprise, etc. Not socialism where the state owns everything, and not capitalism where the few own everything. Ownership needs to be better distributed. People need to be able to own their property; laws need to benefit the small businesses and entrepreneurs. If a business is “too big to fail” then it is too big to exist. How is that free enterprise if a business can be allowed to reach God status and can’t fail? That’s a problem.
Small business, Small Government. The majority needs to own, not the rich minority. Property should be limited, no one person or corporation should be able to own all the property they can get there hands on. That itself leads to monopolies and oppression. Wage slavery needs to end, profit sharing and ownership distribution needs to thrive.
Anyway…check out this awesome song by Mark Johnston (twitter: @12stringplay) called “Spin on This.” Sums up government and corporation greed pretty well, and has a nice “Dylan-esque” feel to it. Great lyrics.
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