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Re: Why the founding fathers limited government scope (was Re: Rolling Blackouts
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Wed, 9 May 2001 15:07:41 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:

There is nothing new under the sun.  Government has always been
bureaucratic and inherently corruptable; it's just that the manifestations
of corruption and bureaucracy have not always taken the same forms.
Likewise, the means by which government is purchased have not always been
the same.

Less government power, less possible avenues of corruption.

Yes, private interests also can be corrupt, but as long as there are no
barriers to entry, corrupt (and therefore inefficent) companies get
displaced by honest ones.

++Lar

Power corrupts, be it business or government.

As to corrupt (and therefore inefficient (Oh?)) companies getting displaced
by honest ones: looking at Big Oil and Hollywood, I gotta disagree.  ;-)

Bruce



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  Re: Why the founding fathers limited government scope (was Re: Rolling Blackouts
 
(...) Bruce, I have to agree with you. The measure of a company's success is its level of profit - not the level of corruption involved. Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) Less government power, less possible avenues of corruption. Yes, private interests also can be corrupt, but as long as there are no barriers to entry, corrupt (and therefore inefficent) companies get displaced by honest ones. ++Lar (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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