Comment Re:Socialism! (Score 1) 482
Why? I never made any claim that cronyism was distinct from anything - I just think that as long as the little guys are getting screwed regardless, we should at least demand some lube. Maybe even dinner and some health care.
Small government does have much to recommend it, but the cronies have a stranglehold on government, always have, and there's no way they're giving that up. Many government's have been overthrown throughout history trying, but somehow the cronies always end up allied with the new leaders as well.
Take a good hard look at the politicians promoting smaller government - they make lots of righteous noise, but when is the last time they've *actually* cut benefits to the rich and powerful, rather than just those for the rest of us? The only real question is: should the government do anything for the rest of us, or does it just squeeze us to fatten the cronies' larders?