All of America's institutions have become too big to change. Like sumo wrestlers in a basketball game, they move too slow. Big Government, Big Oil, Big Insurance, Big Finance, Big Agriculture, Big Highway, Big Education, Big Military, Big Prison, Big Police, Big Poverty— these feed on disaster and control. They no longer exist primarily to fix problems, but to grow.
2011-05-07
From the Middle Class to the Mutual Class[paulglover.org]