Which is more evil?

[bigdog5994]

Big government or big business and it would be nice to hear your explanation for your answer

 

[Fifty]

They're pretty much the same thing: big institutions filled with powerful people who flex their power to gain more power.

 

[robo-snickers]

like me with women! but i always have power over them

 

[Elgalad]

It's not possible to answer this without knowing how you define evil.

Please clarify.


-Elgalad

 

[imperfect.la]

Throughout history it has been shown that big government is way worse than big business - look at all the genocide and the repression of the people for example. Big government is inversely proportional to freedom, the opposite goes for big business.

 

[QuoVadisNation]

I would like to compare the two this way. Big governments are far more likely to kill off tons of people either indiscriminately or in a discriminate manner and also repress people. On the other hand, big businesses are far more likely to sell off children's organs to zoos for profit and also repress people.

 

[Tee Kay]

Neither. They have to be judged on case by case basis.

 

[civverguy]

It really depends. I think the choices need to be more specific.

 

[Bill3000]

Neither or both, depending on how cynical you are.

 

[Godwynn]

No contest.

 

[EconomistBR]

They're pretty much the same thing: big institutions filled with powerful people who flex their power to gain more power.

You summarized it quite nice.

Without checks and balances anything becomes dangerous, even God-fearing churches

 

[Japanrocks12]

both are bad, but Big Business is a little worse, considering that the end goal is profit.

 

[GoodEnoughForMe]

Mircrosoft vs. USSR.

Hmmm......

 

[Joe Harker]

Companies often are out only to make money, not worry about worker and consumer rights. Government, well at least you can vote against them.

But both are horrid options.

 

[EconomistBR]

Mircrosoft vs. USSR.

Hmmm......

Wrong!!!

Big Goverment means a government that is big, inneficient, bureaucratic and interferes too much on a capitalist economy.

Using the expression Big Government as a synonym of totalitarian state is 100% wrong.

 

[TheBladeRoden]

big anything is evil

 

[GoodEnoughForMe]

Big Goverment means a government that is big, inneficient, bureaucratic and interferes too much on a capitalist economy.

Using the expression Big Government as a synonym of totalitarian state is 100% wrong.

Those two examples are very similar.

But I will say that a government can much, much easier work to suppress people. Looking back in history, the contest isn't even close.

 

[Elrohir]

Big government or big business and it would be nice to hear your explanation for your answer



Edit: i misspelled government and neither in the poll can a mod please fix it?

Big government. At least when you have a big business, it can be reigned in by the government. But who ever heard of big business reigning in big government?

 

[Japanrocks12]

Big government. At least when you have a big business, it can be reigned in by the government. But who ever heard of big business reigning in big government?

uhh....

Gilded Age?

 

[Damnyankee]

Big government, because you can walk away from big business if you do not like it. You can't do that with Big government.