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Should [a lawmaker accepting a bribe / lobbying-money to remove restrictions meant to prevent people from dying] go to prison? In some cases, yes I would probab

Should [a lawmaker accepting a bribe / lobbying-money to remove restrictions meant to prevent people from dying] go to prison? In some cases, yes I would probably want that to happen. Imagine a company and a few lawmakers that via bribes/lobbying remove regulations around asbestos (which is very carcinogenic) and start building houses with asbestos (because asbestos is inexpensive). Now people are going to die in cancer, almost for sure. The company and lawmakers are, in my opinion, killing people to make money. So, they should go to prison. So I think I want laws that prevent companies _and_ politicians/lawmakers from suggesting-to-remove and removing important environmental restrictions meant to save people's lives. Perhaps it sounds weird with laws about what regulations/laws might be canceled. Some kind of "meta laws". One way to think about it, could be a defense-in-depth. Now it gets even harder for some evil company, to make money by destroying the environment & hurting people. I'm not sure all this would work out well in practice though.

smokeyj 10y ago
You're describing a bodyguard that might kill you if there's a higher bidder. And your solution is to give the bodyguard more power. Dude. I just want you to consider that your relationship with said bodyguard is abusive and preventing you from thinking straight. And said bodyguard will never care about you more than the money his higher up friends will provide. I know this bodyguard told you a lot of lies, about always being there for you. About protecting and serving. Sorry dude, it's lip service. The bodyguard works for the highest bidder and the highest bidder isn't you or me. The solution?? Higher a real god damn bodyguard! One with a collateralized contract and reliable arbitrator of your mutual choosing. Turns out social contracts aren't worth the imaginary paper they're written on.

smokeyj 10y ago

You're describing a bodyguard that might kill you if there's a higher bidder. And your solution is to give the bodyguard more power. Dude. I just want you to consider that your relationship with said bodyguard is abusive and preventing you from thinking straight. And said bodyguard will never care about you more than the money his higher up friends will provide. I know this bodyguard told you a lot of lies, about always being there for you. About protecting and serving. Sorry dude, it's lip service. The bodyguard works for the highest bidder and the highest bidder isn't you or me. The solution?? Higher a real god damn bodyguard! One with a collateralized contract and reliable arbitrator of your mutual choosing. Turns out social contracts aren't worth the imaginary paper they're written on.