Onestepbeyond, I've no evidence to support my opinion, only considerations which anyone, if interested, can research and draw their own conclusions, too-
The US government owns corporations -- some temporarily-
The number of business people in political positions continues to increase, influencing policy outcomes, which can tend to benefit specific citizens/sectors/groups, opposed to the country as a whole-
The indifference to nepotism, cronyism, in every level of government, from federal to local, including associated businesses-
The government is responsible for expanding corporate rights, allowing corporations to spend money on political initiatives, to protect political and business interests -- whereas paying customers/tax payers/citizens have to fight through endless streams of virtual person menus via phone, sometimes for weeks, sometimes months, to be awarded with the money taken from us by corporations, due to their mistake, mistakes that the government doesn't protect us from, because they are "banking" on us giving up, because it's completely legal for corporations to make it increasingly difficult for customers/tax payers/citizens to reach resolution, because they both profit from it, eventually ..
Both business and government are essential and necessary, but the level in which both are intertwined has proven to be, in itself, not favorable for most citizens -- because .. government is being run more like a business ..
