Michigan has become the 24th right-to-work state, a whirlwind lame duck session has yielded a new emergency manger law and brought about other powder keg bills, and the man who answers to the voters meets with the MiWeek team to discuss all. This week features Governor Rick Synder.
This week features Governor Rick Synder.
Topics of Discussion:
- Right to Work
- Emergency Manager
- Lame Duck Legislation
- Governor’s look ahead
- Education Bill
- Gun Control Bill
- Abortion Bill
- Detroit Lighting
Mr. Snyder is a “let’s get things done” Governor and that is refreshing. He signed into law “Right To Work” now it is time to enforce, at the national level” our existing “Right To Compete” laws, also known as anti-trust. If we want to stop our drift towards socialism, protect free markets from crony capitalism.
There is a struggle going on between crony capitalism and socialism. Crony capitalism is a colloquial word for oligopoly. Control over industries in our economy is becoming more centralized everyday. As this happens power, both monetary and political, is becoming more centralized. Our markets are becoming less free and the economic playing field is skewed in favor of the oligarch.
As this centralization of power and wealth is occurring, government can step in and try to “equalize” the playing field by either creating more social programs for the needy or better regulate industries so they are not dominated by crony capitalist. Since the depression of the 1930′s the government’s tendency has been to create more social programs.
This country was founded on the principle that everyone is born with the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Our forefathers decided the best economic model to reach these pursuits was capitalism. Free markets were chosen to best attain the nations economic objectives. Capitalism is here to serve society. Society is not here to serve capitalism…. http://www.freeourfreemarkets.org/2012/11/choose-crony-capitalism-or-socialism.html#more