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People can bring a class action suit against a private company, but the government is much harder and often impossible to deal with in court. The Department of
by protomyth 9y ago
People can bring a class action suit against a private company, but the government is much harder and often impossible to deal with in court. The Department of Interior proved that fairly well with their continued incompetence even in the face of a court system.
> Everyone gets a vote.
Yes, but its a majority game. Heck, look at all the diversity news on HN or the diversity reports by tech giants. See any mention of enrolled members of Native American tribes? See any VC funding to solve the smaller problem (might have been a nice place to test all that basic income stuff)? Heck, Google can block one of the tribal community colleges in Google Voice and no one gives a solitary damn.
No, government is less accountable than any private group. After all, they can get away with doing things like this when questioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcgGoAcDXvQ&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcgGoAcDXvQ&feature=youtu.be
- s73v3r_ 9y ago"People can bring a class action suit against a private company" Not anymore. I guarantee you that any private company that would try to provide those services would have a "you can't join a class action; you have to go through arbitration" clause.