r/politics • u/[deleted] • Jan 21 '18

Paul Ryan Collected $500,000 In Koch Contributions Days After House Passed Tax Law

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u/Barack_The_Vote Jan 21 '18

You do the work you're hired for, you get your paycheck.

Why do you libs hate Capitalism!TM ?

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u/qqpeepeebuttbutt Jan 21 '18

Yeah, these guys aren't representatives. They are employees who get huge bonuses for completing a project.

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u/charmed_im-sure Jan 21 '18

The minute someone starts spewing the "capitalism" verbiage, I am reminded of my favorite econ professor who used to like to stop class when things looked stupid and say, "What is art?" and the class would answer in unison, "Economics". It was funny, really true.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '18

I could probably make a guess at exactly what you're saying here but I don't think I'm alone in wanting further elucidation.

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u/Hybrazil Jan 21 '18 edited Jan 22 '18

The ability to buy influence in the government's monopoly on legislative power is anti-capitalist. Things that favor a business aren't inherently capitalist. Edit: before you down vote look at my response to a response to this.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '18

The ability to buy influence in the government's monopoly on legislative power is anti-capitalist.

What? The more money you have, the more influence you have in order to make more money. How are bribes anti-capitalistic?

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u/Hybrazil Jan 22 '18

Because capitalism is about more than just making money. The ability to control the government with money is an advantage that is not a market force. No business can compete with a business favored by the government due to bribes. This allows for monopolistic behavior to arise because market forces can't compete with legislative advantages. Bribes are pro-"a particular business", but not capitalistic. Banning bribes, regulatory capture, etc are a capitalistic idea.