It's probably not JUST the financial community that seldom seems to think beyond the next quarterly earnings. But it certainly fits with their idea of success. It's just this whole overriding philosophy of "government BAAAAD". The private sector can do it better! Run it all like a BIZniss! The government shouldn't be in charge of ANYTHING, well, except war-making. The GOP would sell everything off. Our national parks. Our monuments. EVERYTHING.
One simple reason for keeping the republic-CONS as far OUT of power, at every level, as it's humanly possible to do. Just on general principles. When you hand things over to the private sector, all those folks are interested in is profit. Prices go up, workers' benefits go down. So it's gonna come down to the Golden Rule for business - "spend less, keep more/cheaper is better." Government has to be there to cover a whole lot of what we need as a population, as a society - that isn't single-mindedly about making a profit. Like nature preserves, regulations to keep the playing field even and the game fair - IF INDEED we do believe in "liberty and justice for ALL, not just the rich.
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