The corporatist idea that elected representatives are merely representing interests has led them to apply pressure directly on the politicians. The result has been a remarkable growth of the lobbying industry, which has as its sole purpose the conversion of elected representatives and senior civil servants to the particular interest of the lobbyist. That is, lobbyists are in the business of corrupting the people's representatives away from the public good.
John Ralston Saul

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It's time we woke up to the contradiction at the heart of individualistic capitalism.
· there are no economic problems that a Great Depression wouldn't cure [SMH]
· Destination will be tears [SMH ]