In general, when a corporation successfully lobbies for laws that unfairly favor them, you feel that the greater flaw in the system lies with:
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I have to say the government, because it allows the system of legal bribery to exist but that does not absolve to briber from guilt. They don't have to abuse a broken system.
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Politicians have a duty to say no to lobbyists. In this case the flaw is ALWAYS Government.
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Corporations are under no legal obligation to play fair. There's no overarching "Play fair, do unto others.." law. Nor can there be. Laws must be specific or they can't be enforced fairly, but that also means they can't be inclusive of all our intents
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there's a book that makes a really interesting argument about this. If you have the time/money, you should check out Why Nations Fail. It provides a very compelling argument that the blame actually lies with the entire legal framework of society.
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I see a system/individual distinction in your latest polls: is a bad outcome a flaw of the entity or of the system it inhabits?
I suspect that were you to have more followers who lean far left or far right in US politics, than libertarian, the votes would flip
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"The world is a dangerous place to live in not because of evil people, but because of those who do nothing about it." - Albert Einstein
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As with the bribe question, the government exists to serve the people. The corporation does not.
