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What I am saying is that I have a choice whether my money goes to a corporation or to a charity. I don't get to choose whether I pay taxes or not. More often t

What I am saying is that I have a choice whether my money goes to a corporation or to a charity. I don't get to choose whether I pay taxes or not. More often than not, corruption in government does not result in the perpetrator being prosecuted or even removed from office. I am amazed at all the people who are so sure that corporations and/or wealthy investors are corrupt, but give big government a pass. As if the same types of people don't run both.

9rx 1y ago
> but give big government a pass. Its probably not so much that government gets a pass as much as government is the organization that, by virtue of being a citizen, they own and control, so when things go wrong it is their own fault, and they really don't want to accept blame for their own faults. They would have to ask "How did I manage to fuck this up?", which is a hard question for most people to ask themselves. When it is distinctly someone else's organization it's much easier to throw pointless shade to make one feel better about their own failings.
mmooss 1y ago
> I am amazed at all the people who are so sure that corporations and/or wealthy investors are corrupt, but give big government a pass. Where do you find these people? I've never met them. It seems like everyone complains about government waste and corruption - even when it's not happening!