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58taxpayer money that goes to a company’s benefit if that person becomeselected. So why add more taxes to go on unknown expenditures or as somesay “a ten-thousand dollar toilet”. Also, if we put a small transfer tax onsales of stock then this develops a stronger correlation between big businessand government and that is essentially what Moore wants to avoid.Both Moore and Reich tackled the issue of how costly it is to allowcorporate executives to constantly bend the rules of the game. Reich took aclear stance on the issue when he stated “The purpose of democracy is toaccomplish ends we cannot achieve as individuals. But democracy cannotfulfill this role when companies use politics to advance or maintain theircompetitive standing or when they appear to take on social responsibilitiesthat they have no real capacity or authority to fulfill” (196). This statementimplies that democracy cannot possibly be working for a common goodbecause democratic governments are allowing companies to take on “socialresponsibilities” and their only goal is to stay on top of their competition andmaximize their profits. Therefore, capitalism has spiraled so far out ofcontrol that it is now basically allowing companies to put regulations in placethat favor their needs and discard those that do not. Moore shows evidenceof how allowing companies to take on social responsibilities can bedangerous. There is a scene in “Capitalism: A Love Story” that shows amajor mortgage lender company called “Countrywide” giving loans to peoplewho would typically be ineligible for a loan. Countrywide makes the people