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::::Well yes, but these institutions "partner" with outside institutions, like Twitter, Google, Microsoft, Raytheon, Blackwater, (or even Wuhan lab) etc. Then you also have the "donor class" who [[kickback]] the proceeds of government contracts to legislators, who appropriate the money to executive branch agencies that award contracts. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]} 14:23, August 22, 2023 (EDT)

::::Well yes, but these institutions "partner" with outside institutions, like Twitter, Google, Microsoft, Raytheon, Blackwater, (or even Wuhan lab) etc. Then you also have the "donor class" who [[kickback]] the proceeds of government contracts to legislators, who appropriate the money to executive branch agencies that award contracts. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]} 14:23, August 22, 2023 (EDT)

::::Not to stray too far, but let's look at this business-government relationship going back 100 years to the creation of the Fed. Nobody wanted central banking solely in the hands of government, equally no one wanted it solely in the private sector. So a compromise was reached: while private investors owned the bank, the government appoint its board of directors. The only way to make the system work is for everybody to be on the same song sheet. Sure, government doesn't appoint the board of Raytheon or Google, but the money flows from government to business and back to legislators again tells the story. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]} 14:33, August 22, 2023 (EDT)

::::Not to stray too far, but let's look at this business-government relationship going back 100 years to the creation of the Fed. Nobody wanted central banking solely in the hands of government, equally no one wanted it solely in the private sector. So a compromise was reached: while private investors owned the bank, the government appoint its board of directors. The only way to make the system work is for everybody to be on the same song sheet. Sure, government doesn't appoint the board of Raytheon or Google, but the money flows from government to business and back to legislators again tells the story. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]} 14:33, August 22, 2023 (EDT)

::::And if Congressman X doesn't want to take the money from government contractors and "partners", thinks he's going to lead a populist crusade to reform the system, or simply dies, the government contractors and "partners" will just find somebody else to donate to. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]} 14:38, August 22, 2023 (EDT)

::::And if Congressman X doesn't want to take the money from government contractors/partners, thinks he's going to lead a populist crusade to reform the system, or simply dies, the government contractors and "partners" will just find somebody else to donate to. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]} 14:38, August 22, 2023 (EDT)