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I would argue that the US government is also a for-profit government, don't give up your rights so quickly to them. At least with Apple you know what they want:

• asdjlkadsjklads 5y ago
  Agreed, but only one party there is supposed to be working in your interest. It's why i'm pro-big-government, but also very heavy handed about what i want to see with government transparency and power dynamics.
• testific8 5y ago
  You can argue that all you like, but it is a ridiculous point. It's not perfect, but most of the time democracy works. This much is self evident. If you are comparing the difference between having a company in charge of public health and a democratic government, you might as well compare the difference between a dictatorship and a democracy. Customers are not stakeholders in the same way that citizens are stakeholders. When the public is angry at the government, heads will roll. When the public is angry at corporations, heads will glide down in golden parachutes.
  • bawolff 5y ago
    > When the public is angry at the government, heads will roll. When the public is angry at corporations, heads will glide down in golden parachutes. That's hardly true. People are rarely angry enough for heads to roll, and almost never that angry at corporations. But if they are that angry, heads have certainly rolled at corporations. Most of the time, nothing happens when people are angry at govs, and if they are angry enough for heads to roll, its more likely to be the people's heads than the government's.