In the midst of the recent bailout initiatives and unprecedented expansion of the government bureaucracy, there is a perception by many that the unparalleled expansion of government power is necessary to control “Big Business.” This perception comes from the relentless news stories chronicling the excesses of major corporate executives. The net result of all this propaganda is inevitably to create a swell of envy that compels the listless masses to insist that “somebody do something” to stop this perceived atrocity.
