As a small business owner I feel like the enemy of the big three. None of them make it easier for me to make a profit and grow my business. They don’t know or care that I exist. It is unbelievable that while small business hires 70% of the employees in this country and is the key to economic growth, these three giants show no respect. Government bailed out GM (big union) and Wall Street (big business) and left the little guys to fend for themselves.

Big unions may have done too good of a job. They fought hard for the employees at GM and the result is outstanding pension and benefits for life. It is the same with government employees. Government employees can retire at 50, if they have worked for 25 years, receive 70% of their income for life. They keep the healthcare for life, also. There are now so many retired government employees that it is breaking the back of state governments. Some governments may be forced into bankruptcy to deal with the problem.

The toast of the town in Washington is big business. Big business pays for elections, parties around town, charity events, and a hooker or two for our public servants. Politicians won’t admit it, but they love big business. Big business is their mama and girlfriend in one package.

This may surprise you, but big business loves regulation and higher taxes. Here are some examples. Tobacco regulations were supposed to protect citizens but trial lawyers got rich and Phillip Morris got guaranteed profits. Before Enron had it’s little scandal, they led the fight for the Kyoto Treaty concerning global warming. Why would an energy company do this? The money they were going to make off every one through carbon trading. There would be no ethanol production were it not for the government handouts to Archer Daniels Midland. This is a never ending horror story. Even Wal-Mart benefits from local governments who want Wal-Mart to build there. Big businesses get so much money from the government that they often lead the charge for higher taxes in order to protect themselves . Ever heard of corporate welfare?

And the final member of the unholy trinity is big government. This is the most deceitful of the three. It is not a matter of being democrat or republican, they equally fail us. They both claim to be against deficits, a complicated tax code, higher taxes, and lobbyists. They have the power to change these things, but they don’t. Big government needs big business and big unions to keep their control over a rigged system.

There is a dog in my house that, without limits, would eat himself to death. It is true with the big three. If we the people do not limit their intake and power, they will eat everything. We can start by voting out all incumbents. Elect people with a renewed commitment to individuals over the big’s.