Forum Post: Free Market Capitalism and Justice for "the little people."

So, when elected officials 1) ignore the voice of the people, and 2) castigate those who exercise their American right to express themselves as less-than legitimate citizens than those who agree and support them, and 3) through law and economics deliberately favor one group (1%) at the expense of the majority (99%), I'd say that the tenants of democracy fail. When our government not only does not hold those who break the law (one example: banks and sub-prime loan criminality) accountable, but through policy and practice allow and protect such practices, citizens lose trust in their government's ability to justly protect its citizenry's rights against individuals or entities whose practices cause harm.

It's not a "free-market" capitalistic economic system when government, in policy and practice, favors the interests of the 1%. It's like a football game. One team gets all the protective gear while the second team gets to play in their underwear, and, the refs get paid to ensure their win? Who do you think is going to get hurt and who do you think is going to win when the rules of the game apply to one and not to the other?