The United States is not a capitalist country therefore the government can not own nor invest in private companies!
The Founding Fathers never intended for America to become a purely capitalist nation , because unchecked capitalism puts profits before people . Their vision was for a republic rooted in liberty, fairness, and opportunity — not a marketplace where human value is measured by profit margins. They believed that commerce should serve the people, not control them. What we call “capitalism” today has drifted far from that founding vision; it rewards speculation over service and global control over local prosperity. America’s economy was meant to empower citizens — not enslave them to corporations nor foreign interests. Democracy , at its core, is a system of government where power resides with the people — exercised either directly or through freely elected representatives. In a truly democratic society, the economy should reflect that same principle of shared empowerment. A bottom-up economic system seeks to do just that by strengthening working families, small businesses, and local c...