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>And if they were working on changing the law, or explicitly appealing to justice, that might carry some water. Google/corporations as whole regularly do spend
by Rescis 9y ago
>And if they were working on changing the law, or explicitly appealing to justice, that might carry some water.
Google/corporations as whole regularly do spend their money on lobbying/political pursuits. This is rather often criticized however.
>Your moral remedy for this is to vote, not to steal
Are you conflating Google avoiding taxes as theft? If so, why is there a governmental right to corporate earnings, especially considering tax shelters are using legal loopholes?
Further, how is it morally correct for me to donate money to a government that I fundamentally disagree with, as by giving them money I am atleast financially supporting their acts?
- WalterBright 9y ago> Google/corporations as whole regularly do spend their money on lobbying/political pursuits. Larger corporations don't have much choice, they have to do it just to keep from getting run over by politicians.
- dkural 9y agoBy "run over", you surely mean getting to serve in the best interest of citizens, who elect those politicians. Instead of doing what's democratically decided, they'd rather legally bribe politicians to get the laws written to benefit their narrow interests. This is the very definition of private interest overriding and buying their way over public good.
- WalterBright 9y agoPower corrupts. Politicians are powerful. Large corporations are big targets; everyone wants a piece of that action.
- xenomachina 9y ago> Instead of doing what's democratically decided Did you mean "instead of doing what's decided by competing lobbyists"? I completely agree that lobbying should not exist, but in a system where it does, trying to get by without doing it yourself might be disastrous if you're going up against those who have no such qualms.