To: Follies who wrote (158917 ) 8/19/2013 2:18:40 AM From: Paul V. Respond to of 224808 Follies, I agree with you to some degree. Many State prisons manufacture furniture, etc. which provides the prisoners something to do, but such sales may reduce the number of sales in the private sector. Additionally, private sectors demand Tax Increment Finance (TIF's) where they demand abatements (corporate welfare), farm credits on crops. Therefore, are you suggesting that we take away all the oversight and tax credits to those individuals in the free market? I would go for that, however I do not believe that many on this site would agree.First thing I would do is mandate that no government job, elected or otherwise can be paid more than their private sector counterpart. Most government jobs are underpaid for the same type of skill set job when compared with the private sector. The only way the public sector is able to retain excellent employees, is through the governmental retirement system, and potential job security that accompanies the job.Next, I would mandate that all government expenditures, every single check the government writes, be public knowledge in a searchable public database. Fraud would diminish rapidly. I agree with you. However, the same process should be for the private sector as well. Can you see such a bill getting past Congress and the lobbyist of the private and public sectors. I can't!!!Next I would mandate all regulations created by every agency be passed as separate bills through congress and every bill in congress be read aloud by the persons submitting the bills. I can tell that you never have worked with politicians. The lobbyist make huge $$$$$ lobbying for the extremely wealthy who can buy the legislator votes with huge political contributions, who then can reward the voters in their own respective district and contributors. Now, I would like you to answer my original question which was posted. Naturally, the corporate Capitalistic World, want to increase their profit margin which requires either the increase prices, reduce the production cost of producing the goods or service, or reducing the wages, fringes, and terms of conditions of employment.