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> Corruption at all levels of government is rampant in Russia I'm not concerned with corruption. It's a different side of coin. What happens in the US or in Eu
by snitko 11y ago
> Corruption at all levels of government is rampant in Russia
I'm not concerned with corruption. It's a different side of coin. What happens in the US or in Europe is that if you need stuff done or if you need to win in court, you hire expensive lobbyists or lawyers. Either way, you spend money. It is practically the same, but legalized, so that you can say "oh, but this is civil". No it's not. It's still a government monopoly on doing stuff. Government should have no business telling people how to run a business or live their lives.
- AlexandrB 11y ago> What happens in the US or in Europe is that if you need stuff done or if you need to win in court, you hire expensive lobbyists or lawyers. Lobbyists and Lawyers are private individuals, corrupt officials are government agents. I thought you were against "big government"?
- snitko 11y agoI am. Lobbyists and lawyers only exist because there is a government monopoly on law.
- cema 11y agoLobbyists yes, but not lawyers.
- snitko 11y agoLawyers in their current incarnation wouldn't exists and wouldn't be able to charge those high prices unless they weren't state licenced (you can't be a lawyer without state permission, basically) and unless they had to deal with monopoly on law, which is government.