Where economic power is centralized, democracy is subverted. Centralization of economic power cannot coexist with a government that is of, by and for the people; centralization of economic power twists political power into government by, for and of the special interests.

Where economic power is centralized, democracy is subverted. Centralization of economic power cannot coexist with a government that is of, by and for the people; centralization of economic power twists political power into government by, for and of the special interests.

The great national myth that binds the allegiance of the American people to capitalism is that America is “the land of opportunity” — that the American economic system equitably empowers citizens to achieve affluence, if only proper effort is made.