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Sure. I agree. If that was the choice. But we have an incompetent and bloated organization dedicated to serving themselves, not the people. EDIT: Where I come
by ci5er 9y ago
Sure. I agree. If that was the choice. But we have an incompetent and bloated organization dedicated to serving themselves, not the people.
EDIT: Where I come up a bit baffled is where people got the idea that government is here to serve them? [1] Where did that idea come from? They clearly (the people, generally) understand that corporations (say, Walmart) are here to serve themselves, and maybe as a by-product offer low-cost goods to people who want them, but they don't understand that bureaucracies have their own incentives that also don't exist to serve the people. With Walmart, I get what I pay for. With the government, I don't - and they spy on me on the side.
[1] https://www.amazon.com/Knowledge-Decisions-Thomas-Sowell/dp/0465037380 https://www.amazon.com/Knowledge-Decisions-Thomas-Sowell/dp/...
- kiliantics 9y agoThe state exists to protect and serve the interests of the wealthy IMO
- ci5er 9y agoGiven who the establishment's people's friends are, and the nature of the revolving door, I find it hard to find fault with that assessment. But "the wealthy" is maybe a too broad brush. Co-conspirators, maybe...
- PhasmaFelis 9y agoMost western nations have some sort of program with a mandate to help the disadvantaged, however feeble and inadequate it may be. Corporations are not generally interested in spending any money on public welfare beyond token charity donations for PR purposes. If they're publicly traded, it's actually illegal for them to "waste" money on the public good without improving shareholder value.