A question for businessmen & Soprano fans..

[annabanana]

There was a story arch, early in the Soprano saga, that entailed the "busting out" of a sporting goods store. The victim was deep in hock, the mob took over the store, made him borrow on all his assets, and liquidated all his merchandise, leaving him broke, in trouble with his legitimate debtors, homeless and alone.

I feel that this is what the administration, with the help of the Repub leadership in Congress, has done to what was the Government of the United States.

Or is the more apt analogy that of the hostile corporate takeover? The multinationals, with the arms and oil dealers in the lead, have bought out the Federal Government. They systematically "eliminated redundancy" (contracting out much of the functionality, oversight etc) and have maintained the historic legitimacy of the government as kind of a "brand name", for those who have an emotional attachment to the concept? The income from taxes and fees now seems be filtered through the concept of "the common good" and deposited right into the pockets of well connected contractors who may, or may not fulfill the obligations of their contracts.

[DoYouEverWonder]

1. The don't call them the Bush Crime Family for nothing

BushCo puts the mob to same. At least the mod has morals.

[Cooley Hurd]

2. Actually, I think the anaolgy is quite apt...

:thumbsup:

[orpupilofnature57]

3. The Sopranos are about business men in N.J. , what you refer to business men

are the same scum that has eroded our wealth and fiber for ages ,we need a Smedley Butler. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Plot

[Cooley Hurd]

4. It took them 70 years, but the corporo-fascist takeover of the US Govt...

...has been completed.:(

[annabanana]

5. What about the "corporate takeover" scenario?

Since government is a "service industry", there's not a manutacturing base to move overseas but the use of foreign mercenaries in security details like Blackwater might fit the model. Yes?