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This needs to happen more. The only language the people running our government understand is that of money. Perhaps if the executives running such companies as
by joesmo 12y ago
This needs to happen more. The only language the people running our government understand is that of money. Perhaps if the executives running such companies as Verizon (and by money-proxy, the US government) are denied their monetary pleasures they'll lobby for reasonable governance.
- Cyther606 12y agoThis assumes the NSA would follow any laws restraining their powers. Even if such laws were passed, how could the NSA ever prove to the public that they were following the law? And even if the NSA took steps to "prove" they were following the law, why would anyone believe them?
- mantraxD 12y agoIt needs to happen more, but there are exactly zero reasons for the U.S. to give a shit about some business Verizon lost in Germany. No taxes go to the U.S., no jobs go to the U.S., and thanks to high taxes, no profits get repatriated in the U.S. The only one suffering here is Verizon. Probably if all U.S. based companies suffer enough, they'll start lobbying for change in U.S. but that would have to be some massive wave of upset businesses. And guess how companies "protest" policies in the U.S. - they pay politicians to lobby for changes. So yeah, the shittier the govt does its job, the more lobbyist money politicians get, funny how it works right? The more likely situation is the govt keeps not giving a damn, and companies suffer.