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Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?]
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 17 Jan 2000 17:54:51 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
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> James Brown wrote:
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> > Why is it that "government will take advantage of whatever power we give to
> > them" is a valid view, when at the same time, 'corporations will take
> > advantage of whatever power we give to them' is not?
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> Governments, corporations, charities, people, etc. will all (in general)
> take and use as much power as is given to them. But as Scott pointed
> out, we don't give corporations the power to abuse us to the same
> degree. Or at least in the same ways.
Yes, but in my understanding (which I'm willing to admit may be flawed) a
Libertarian system would grant corporations much more power than they
currently experience.
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
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| <387CF961.42F012A7@c...anweb.net> <FoAIpx.I2u@lugnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) HI James, Governments, corporations, charities, people, etc. will all (in general) take and use as much power (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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