Business

It strikes me funny that so much is made of a politician being a “Great Business Man” as being a plus for them to run government, especially in a sense of the economy (as if it will somehow translate). It’s another case and point of people not really thinking, but just accepting.

Think for a minute. What makes a businessman successful? It’s not creating jobs. It’s not raising worker standard of living or happiness. It isn’t even necessarily being beneficial to the area economy. No, what makes a good businessman is most often quite the opposite. You see, the success of businessmen is measured by their profit margin. To increase profit margin, a business man will cut jobs, reduce wages, slash benefits, and basically make misery for the worker. They do this not because they have any animosity towards the worker, but because they can make a higher profit if they slash costs. Where can they cut costs? Labor! That is the most consistent area that costs can be adjusted.

This brings us to the other thing that makes a businessman successful: Spin. After all, with all the harm that they cause their workers, it would be understandable if they were unable to find workers, even in a tough economy. Yet a successful businessman can cut wages, benefits, and hours and make many believe that he is somehow doing them a favor (as if being “goatse-d” could ever be considered a favor). Successful businessmen love to see high unemployment rates and less-than-optimal economic times, because these conditions give them free reign to slash and burn at will. The workers will not complain or riot because they have no alternative, and the businessman can excuse it all as a result of tough times.

Perversely, people (especially in tough economic times) rally to the idea of a good businessman as the answer to governing the country. That should come as no surprise, however, considering that we are a nation that has had critical thought taught out of us. But that’s another post, and it’s coming soon.