Chaebols
To the editor:
South Korea is a fairly new Democracy in that they have elections for government representation. Fair? Seems not when I dig deeper.
In the 1960s, the previous government had a weak economy so supported what was to become their chaebols (“wealthy group”) — Samsung, Hyundai, LG, SK Group run by a few families -overriding their democracy as the powerful wealthy buy and own the government officials (sound like the current GOP, yet?)
All laws are corruptly set to protect the chaebols. Labor violations cease to exist as the chaebol companies can do no wrong. They continue to dominate the markets so no competition can occur. They own the media so all negative news related to the corruption is not reported (Sounding more like us, yet?).
We have our own American oligarchy, wealthy families or chaebols who own the weak-membered GOP Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court and many lower courts.
We have at least 13 billionaires supporting the current regime including Elon Musk, Howard Lutnick, Doug Burgum, Scott Bessent, Lenard Leo, Walton family, Kochs, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook. Why were they invited to a front row seat at the last inauguration and/or given power as heads of state in our government?
Trump is only their spokesperson — the face of their corporate power. They want to remove medical care provision to the poor in order to give more tax breaks to themselves, the wealthy. Hence, the government shutdown as Democrats are fighting for the poor and middle class.
Next election, will you vote for GOP candidates who are actually just carrying out the demands of our billionaires or vote for Democrats and in your own best interests? And then demand that they answer to “We, The People” and repair our current government.
Lynn A. Hagedorn
Cape Coral