Where Do Anti-Government Ideas Come From?
Very interesting articles on this blog.
It’s run by progressives, so if you’re conservative you might want to grab a barf bag before reading any further. // ;o)
An article came out this week in the New York Times about a strategy meeting hosted by the Koch brothers, two billionaires who have funded a staunchly anti-government agenda for years. This event highlights a deeper current of money that has been invested in an anti-government policy agenda that goes back decades.
In the midst of this election season, candidates across the country are engaging in an ideological battle with one side claiming that government is the problem and the other side claiming that we cannot solve our problems without effective government. This battle is taking place on a dramatically uneven playing field. It has been stacked against the public good for decades by deep pockets of corporate wealth.