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Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?]
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Tue, 18 Jan 2000 18:09:34 GMT
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James Brown wrote:
> 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?
I would tend to say both are equally valid. However governments have
monopoly on the initiation of the use of force, while corporations are
limited in what similar powers they can have, or so one would hope.
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| (...) Yup, one would - and that is the current set-up. But I believe(1) that I was responding to an impression that governments are evil because they'll do this, but corporations aren't, because they won't. James (URL) hunting through the thread for (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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