Do you think the Republicans were as deep in the back pocket of Big Business before Reagan?

Question

Or did it start with Reagan? Or was it during Nixon's administration? I know it was during the Nixon administration that Neocons started popping up.

Answer 1

Republicans have been the big business party for decades now.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Butz



"In 1971, President Richard Nixon appointed Butz as Secretary of Agriculture, a position in which he continued to serve after Nixon resigned in 1974 as the result of the Watergate scandal. In his time heading the USDA, Butz revolutionized federal agricultural policy and reengineered many New Deal era farm support programs. His mantra to farmers was "get big or get out," and he urged farmers to plant commodity crops like corn "from fencerow to fencerow." These policy shifts coincided with the rise of major agribusiness corporations, and the declining financial stability of the small family farm.



Butz took over the Department of Agriculture during the most recent period in American history that food prices climbed high enough to generate political heat.



In 1972, Russia, suffering disastrous harvests, purchased 30 million tons of American grain. Butz had helped to arrange that sale in the hope of giving a boost to crop prices in order to bring restive farmers tempted to vote for George McGovern into the Republican fold.[1]



He was featured in the documentary King Corn, highlighted as the person who started the rise of corn production, large commercial farms, and the abundance of corn in American diets."

Answer 2

This year the House and Senate members may break $4 billion* in contributions. The lobbyists, PACs, etc. employ their children, spouses and other extended family members. Like Reid has four kids who have or are working for them. Lott's son did also and he left early so he could open his own firm.



There is not much difference between either party. If yo look at the below site you find out which each one gets, who gives it and how they vote. The only difference is the party in power gets a 10% bonus, thus the 60 40 split going to the democrats. If you look at sen. Baucus you knew nothing was going to really pass. He got millions from insurance, drugs, etc.



Until someone addresses this it will keep screwing the people and anyone running against them will have to have big money behind them. IN our state a Congressman was about to be indicted and broke, he is now worth 433 million and naturally the indictment dropped wen he won.



But look at it and see the difference. Although many like Reid and Cochran have $6 million or more there are others that only take a certain amount and are not really completely wrapped up. I wondered about the health care bill and the they show put on. When yo think about it you know the Republicans, Democrats and media knew all along they would and could pass it through reconciliation and probably more if they had wanted to do that.



Have a bang up 4th.

Answer 3

It was around the time Democrats, so hypocritically, started being so anti-business and anti-free market while taking money just the same. Or around the time that Democrats were so in the pockets of Unions that forced so many of our businesses to take our jobs overseas. Well that and huge taxes. After all, it is not businesses that employ millions and keep the economy going. Why not make them out to be the ultimate evil? Why would corporation owners and CEO's make these decisions? Surely it is ONLY greed and NOTHING to do with democrat/socialist policies. They are just inherently evil and have to be reigned in by the savior Democrats.

Business is there to make money. IF Americans did not want or need their services, they would go out of business by themselves. That is the way free market works. And in MOST cases the government only gets in the way, and effects our economy negatively. Not to say the government should NEVER intervene or regulate...but the democrats do not know when enough is enough. And now here we are.

Seriously, look at your policies regarding business and the economy and make an honest assessment of it's effects on our country. (you can keep it to yourself, you never have to admit it out loud...just acknowledge it, that's all)

Answer 4

both parties are in bed with big business, if there was a party that wasn't then all the regulations would be enforced in every industry because that party would have nothing to gain or lose. Remember before you try to pigeon hole the republican party that no person or group of people is infallible, they can all be bought

Answer 5

Both parties receive massive donations from big business. Bill Gates contributes heavily to both parties, and he's not the only one doing it. Don't let the Democrats fool you, they're owned by big business too.

Answer 6

Apparently 0bama is snuggling up with BP real good, for him to "look the other way" for so long during perhaps the biggest man made disaster in history. Hmm, ....next!

Answer 7

Cheney and Rumsfeld were both part of the Nixon administration. But that's not your question.



There were lots of brown paper envelopes filled with cash coming in to the Committee to Reelect the President in 1972. Where do you think they came from?

Answer 8

Do you think for a second that Democrats aren't in the back pocket of big business? You're misled or delusional if you don't.

Answer 9

The beginning was in the Ford Admin when 2 things happened...

1) Henry Kissinger was appointed to the state department and organized America's foreign policy regarding the Middle East, opening the door for an endless flood of cash to the military industrial complex, and

2) The Ford admin realized how political success of the party in power was related to how much Americans are being soaked for fuel. This study was ultimately responsible for Nixon trying to control fuel prices.

Answer 10

Nixon built his base by courting the Dixiecrats. That was one of the biggest political miscalculations of all time.

Answer 11

Always and forever just like the song.

Answer 12

opposed to Democrats? maybe Obama should return the $994795. he got from Goldman Sachs.

Answer 13

0bama has it down to a fine art.

Answer 14

Wow!! A straw man and red herring in one sentence... you learn that at 0bamalogic school?



Or from your work at 0baama's Ministry of Truth?



PREMISE FAIL

LOGIC FAIL

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GAME OVER!