C-Span hosted a discussion with Grover Norquist, the anti-corporate-tax lobbyist.  His sales presentation for capitalism is quite ’80’s.  It’s like the public hasn’t lived the reality and has experience to compare alongside his fantasy.

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  Washington Journal: Grover Norquist Discusses Taxes and Federal Spending

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Having experienced the financial change through the ’80’s including urging from the Reagan Administration to trust their theory called “Trickle Down”, followed by de-regulation as insisted upon by capitalistic hierarchical Establishment that demanded faith in their honesty in financial matters, the admonishments from lobbyist Norquist are quite familiar.  
A conversation between a Constitutional scholar and lobbyist Norquist would be of interest.  Consider the Corporate Charter Revocation that was normal in earlier times after the US Constitution was written, that afforded control by local communities toward corporations that were not good citizens—https://reclaimdemocracy.org/corporate-accountability-history-corporations-us/   –When American colonists declared independence from England in 1776, they also freed themselves from control by English corporations that extracted their wealth and dominated trade. After fighting a revolution to end this exploitation, our country’s founders retained a healthy fear of corporate power and wisely limited corporations exclusively to a business role. Corporations were forbidden from attempting to influence elections, public policy, and other realms of civic society.Initially, the privilege of incorporation was granted selectively to enable activities that benefited the public, such as construction of roads or canals. Enabling shareholders to profit was seen as a means to that end. The states also imposed conditions (some of which remain on the books, though unused) like these*:–end of reclaimdemocracy info–
Lobbyist Norquist spoke of the harm to the public if the stock market value decreased.  This could be remedied by sole-proprietorship by the public, defined benefit retirement plans from corporations to workers, and education about the safer savings accounts for the public.  In the stock market, enforcement of ROR by the financial institutions is surely not a free market.  Bankruptcy by a corporation into which one has invested means the investor loses all of their so-called IRA retirement account.  Lobbyist Norquist didn’t mention these FACTS.  The implication we should only consider the high of a bull market, overlooking the bear markets.  Both happen.

The concepts of capitalism have hitched its wagon to the star of free markets as being one and the same.  They are not.  Consider for yourself—
https://pediaa.com/difference-between-free-market-and-capitalism/
One would offer too similar concepts of economics if one didn’t also at least have a superficial idea about other economic perspectives.  In anyone’s study, should be included Karl Marx’ Communist Manifesto.  One recognizes as more similar, capitalism and communism, rather than free markets, due to hierarchy that seems intrinsic in both communism and capitalism.   —               https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/
We would seem to be better served by simply adhering to principles of our democratic (small d) Constitutional republic that spells out a solid form of government that encompasses much more than only the economic well-being of Establishment.  Consider the Preamble to the US Constitution–We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.—end of preamble——

The Preamble would work well with New Economy ideas, perhaps—-https://neweconomy.net/category/new-economy-roundup/?link_id=0&can_id=193d62b237484a25dee2367907a4dd04&source=email-land-back-in-action-public-banking-win-food-sovereignty-now&email_referrer=email_1339104&email_subject=striketober-co-ops-vs-the-gig-economy-growing-mutual-aid     –NEC exists to support a just transition from an extractive to a regenerative economy by building the scale and power of the solidarity economy movement in Black, Indigenous, and working class communities in every region of the United States.
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As has been said, one is better served to be wealthy and guilty than poor and innocent in the USA judicial system—https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/judiciary-plans-new-financial-disclosure-system-identify-conflicts-2021-10-26/?emci=dc27e655-c438-ec11-9820-c896653b26c8&emdi=70d1cece-ce38-ec11-9820-c896653b26c8&ceid=42183–The House Judiciary subcommittee’s hearing was prompted by a Wall Street Journal report that 131 federal judges failed to recuse themselves from 685 cases from 2010 to 2018 involving companies in which they or their family members owned stock.
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https://mailchi.mp/a873f22e0901/green-party-of-st-louis-meeting-wed-april-19-2017-recent-and-future-elections-1130950?e=d624642c9f     –Agriculture as a Weapon of Domination

Webinar at 7 pm CT, Wednesday, Nov 3, 2021Co-sponsors include: African People’s Socialist Party,
All African People’s Development and Empowerment Project, Alliance for
Fair Food, Alliance for Sustainable Communities (Lehigh Valley), Attack
the System, Broome Tioga Green Party, Circle City Greens, Climate
Council of Greater Kansas City, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Earth
Dance Organic Farm School, Green Party Albuquerque Metro Area, Green
Party of Kansas City (MO), Green Party of Onondaga County, Green Party
Peace Action Committee, Green Party of St. Louis, Green Party of
Washington State, Green Social Thought, The Land Institute, Lynne Stewart
Organization, Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party, Missouri Green Party,
New African Independence Party, New Abolitionist Movement, Pacific
Green Party of Oregon, Sierra Club (White River Group), Solidarity, and
Universal African Peoples Organization.–end of gatewaygreen info–

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To be quite frank, one is as troubled by the shenanigans of both branches of the Democratic/Republican duopoly, that have worked a monopoly on elections in the USA.  This nation was not intended to value political Parties over the wishes of the electorate.  The duopoly has seized control of elections that should be non-partisan (and we must refer to non-partisan rather than bi-partisan in order to escape control by words) and tolerant of other political Parties.  

The Republican/Democratic duopoly are driven by lobbyists and big-money campaign contributions.  Jump into the information for yourself.  You won’t learn much from political Party strategists and/or lobbyists.

We deserve better.      https://www.lwv.org/newsroom/press-releases/league-refuses-help-perpetrate-fraud–LEAGUE REFUSES TO “HELP PERPETRATE A FRAUD”

WITHDRAWS SUPPORT FROM FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE–end of lwv info–Murray Bookchin, who founded social ecology, a theory that strongly influenced early Green Socialist thought, strongly advocated the discussion and study group as the first step of any revolutionary movement. A group of individuals meets to expand their knowledge of radical thought and form a radical intellectual community; through the give and take of discussion, can eventually form ideas for next steps in organizing and political activity. According to Bookchin, study groups help create solidarity and a shared language — with a shared coherent vision — for building a mass, organizing, political movement!
Along with Climate Change, many people oppose the imperialism of the USA under control of the Republican/Democratic duopoly.  Use of the wealth of our nation should be to enhance quality of life for We The People rather than for imperialism.  Some people vote accordingly.I———————–That “we are a 2-Party system” is a fabrication of the Republican/Democratic duopoly and spread by MSM.  In FACT the majority of voters aren’t either registered Democratic or Republican.  The censorship about this info must be envied by bureaucrats of the Former USSR and their simplistic style of 1-Party elections.  

Regardless of which character sits in the Oval Office, We The People have work to do to maintain principles of our democratic (small d) Constitutional republic.  Several items to challenge—*We need the integrity of ranked-choice voting so voters won’t feel compelled to “hold your nose and vote”*Censored debates must be stopped.  The Democratic/Republican duopoly pretends to legitimate debates in what is nothing other than another campaign show.  Independent debates run by uninterested sponsors such as The League of Women Voters, must be restored.  (Access www.debates.org to understand the extent of duopoly control).  The so-called Debate Commission is a corporation to promote the Democratic corporation and Republican corporation, not to inform We The People*Challenge and stop gerrymandering that is a trick especially of the Republican branch of the duopoly.*Stop voter suppression by political Parties, and especially confront and stop Party suppression, which is the over-arching approach to voter suppression.  Party suppression seems to have been the responsibility of the Democratic corporation*Promote by law ranked-choice voting, so we won’t be told again, by D&R duopoly, to “hold your nose and vote”
If these issues are handled, our next elections can be honorable. 
*******************************************************************https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx—-Political Party affiliation of voters.