Papantonio: Business and Politics Don’t Mix

[GoLeft TV]

Republicans have always believed that business leaders make for the best politicians. But success in business rarely translates into political success. Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio and Paul Waldman, editor of The American Prospect, explain why that is.

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1. One of the reasons successful businessmen make such lousy politicians is

that a business is a feudal kingdom. The owner, boss, CEO or head of the board gives orders like a king. He may ask his subordinates what they think but he makes the final decision just like a king. Never is a vote taken by the workers to make decisions like what to do with the profits of a business. All the important decisions of a business are really made by only a handful of kings and lords. These same people expect to do the same thing in a democratic environment. They like to give orders and democracy doesn't go well with that.