Letter
Trump is capitalism personified
As strange as it may seem, Donald Trump may be our saviour if we learn.
Trump is capitalism personified. While the world watches on alarmed as the body count rises in Gaza, Trump sees it as an opportunity to build a hotel/resort, an opportunity to make a dollar for himself and his mates. He has shown that he cannot be trusted.
Despite attempts to control freedom of information, regulators and the media there have enough examples of capitalistic corruption uncovered — GFC, wars, pharmaceuticals, banking royal commission, consultants and defence spending — for all to understand that the purpose of capitalism is to make a profit and they can be trusted to do just that.
Unfortunately, the blurring of lines between the government and the private sector has led to the all crises we are now facing eg climate change, social housing, skilled work shortage etc.
It is time to recognise that the job of the private sector is to make a profit and one of the jobs of government is to regulate that profit-making for the good of Australia and all Australians.
— Bob Pearce from Adelaide SA