Bernie just plain F'd up.

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48. The corporate bugaboo is especially nutty

Because way too many of those screaming about how evil corporations are also screaming about how they support workers and great jobs and putting more people to work.

Well, guess who we will need to make many of those jobs available? Guess who tends to pay their workers the best and give them the best benefits?

Corporations.

Granted, too many of them don't pay their average workers as well as they could or should, or treat their employees as well as they could or should. Despite that, though, plenty of corporations offer better pay, benefits and working conditions than a mom and pop counterpart. I mean, does anyone doubt for a second that someone who works the registration desk at the local No-Tell Motel will get shit pay and all the rest compared to someone working the same job at a Hilton or Marriott? It's no contest. The better job is at the Hilton or Marriott.

Like it or not, corporations are a big component in getting Americans working--and working at decent, well-paying jobs. Sure, stop socializing their losses while keeping their profits private. Of course push them to do better at how they compensate employees. And definitely hold their feet to the fire about how little in taxes they pay, their outrageous executive compensation packages while their workers live on peanuts, the stock buybacks and offshoring and all the other evil bullshit they get up to. But blowing them off entirely and alienating them is just plain stupid.

We need to get more realistic about the role they play in our economy and society, and what the duties and obligations each side has to the other. Employees and consumers have gone above and beyond with holding up their end of the bargain. It's time for the scales to tip back in their favor and for corporations to start becoming better "citizens." Warren has had the best idea for things like bailouts, with her entirely fair expectation that corporations can get help from the government when they need it--but they have to meet a bunch of conditions that benefit our taxpayers if they want that help. No more free rides, bub. That's just brilliant. That's the kind of thing that can go a long way to making things work for everyone.

Democrats have all kinds of ideas to restore some order and fairness to the system. All we the people need to do is vote for them so they can get it done.