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That's not accurate. They seem more concerned that every bit of power given to government to do something right will eventually be used to do something wrong.
by travoc 10y ago
That's not accurate. They seem more concerned that every bit of power given to government to do something right will eventually be used to do something wrong.
- nommm-nommm 10y agoThat's exactly what the libertarians on HN post. I seriously hope it's a very vocal minority though.
- RHSeeger 10y agoTo be fair, there's a long and repeated history in the US of ---- GOV: We know this law is overreaching, but we promise we'll only use it the "right" way. ... 2 years goes by ... GOV: If you don't <plead guilty | accept this plea bargain>, we'll tack on a charge of breaking <this law that is overreaching>, even though you didn't violate what it's supposed to be about, and add 20 years to your sentence. ---- It's seen over and over. The US citizen's distrust of government getting more power than it absolutely needs isn't paranoid, it's based on the actions of the government.
- notahacker 10y agoConversely, and more relevantly to regulations on self-regulating cars, there's a long and repeated history of -- GROUP: The regulation is anti-business, anti-freedom and massively outdated. We should sweep it all away and deregulate this sector as much as possible. The market will take care of the bad companies. ...2 years goes by... GROUP: Do you know how important it is that this industry survives? Please give us some money to fix it. And some of the behaviour of some companies in our industry is unethical and dangerous and really should be stopped. Why didn't you step in earlier?