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Seems reasonable to expect them to not actively lobby against environmental regulations.

• jniedrauer 6y ago
  It's not like there's a lack of historical precedent for a profit motive causing them to work against the interests of the general population. See also: Streetcars[0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_consp...
  • macspoofing 6y ago
    >It's not like there's a lack of historical precedent So what? You don't get to assume something because something completely unrelated happened.
  • jmcqk6 6y ago
    >It's not like there's a lack of historical precedent for a profit motive causing them to work against the interests of the general population So that makes it okay? Perhaps the thing that needs to change is our expectations of corporations.
• macspoofing 6y ago
  >Seems reasonable to expect them to not actively lobby against environmental regulations. Why is it reasonable to not lobby against environmental regulations? What if the environmental regulations are unreasonable? For example, 'The Green New Deal' is 90% batshit crazy.