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 Originally Posted by wufwugy
So you're not pro-government because you want government to stop corporations? That doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but okay.
What about the fact that mega corporations get their disproportionate power from government creating laws on their behalf?
My problem with government is the form of government we have. Its sole duty should be to serve the masses. Government here doesn't do that... it serves its own interests. I would be pro-government if such government was ideal. But power corrupts, I'm unconvinced government can be ideal.
The fact that mega corps get power from corrupt governments serving their interests is my problem with capitalism and my problem with government. Again, it comes down to the nature of government.
It's not even that I want government to stop corporations. It's more that I want someone or something to, and government is best placed to do so because it has a tax base and thus huge potential capital, plus it has power in the form of a mandate.
Of course, one needs a non-corrupt government. Has one ever existed anywhere?
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