“When people say the government should be run like a business, tell them that in many ways it already is—and that's the problem. Our government should not be run like a business; it should be run like a family.” - from my newest column in Newsweek newsweek.com/marianne-willia…

Jul 23, 2020 · 8:34 PM UTC

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“Our government should be run like a family. A business might rightfully put short term profits first-but a functional family puts the well being of its children first. That’s not a relative truth-that’s a moral absolute.”
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Right now, businesses are failing by the thousands ... ... and our US government -- for too long run as a slush fund for the wealthy & business elite -- is failing the American economy & people. #DuopolyKills #NeoliberalismKills #UBI #Medicare4All #GreenNewDeal
Replying to @marwilliamson
If you think a government as fiscally reckless as ours is being run like a business I want a bite of your mushroom. #Nonsense
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When people say that they mean, run with efficiency and w/o waste, reward people based on productivity and merit and not political position, provide products and services that people actually want, always looking for ways to improve. Thought maybe you were confused.
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Family = Community = Communism
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That's the job of government ... to take care of it's people!
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The way this government is run is nothing remotely close to resembling a business.
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That said, I love the idea of running it like a family. Although I doubt you would take from one successful and lucky kid to give their $ to the another, I think any safety nets erected for $ support, health, education would actually work as supposed to the mess we have.
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Businesses, & families, are served by government arranged by the people who make up families & support businesses. Government should be run like a government of, for, & by the people. Why that is hard to grasp, is due to the influence of racially advantaged families & businesses.
Should the country also boof a crystal for good luck?