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Hello everyone. I have a question about the relation between businessmen and liberalism. Is it possible for business people who own/work for corporations to support liberal and anticroyism ideas? I am asking this because companies continuously try to use government for their benefit in expense of their...
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For everybody's criticism about corruption in the state, there was something that I was thinking about and that is the TV series The Chicago Code. If anybody has seen The Chicago Code please comment. The question is as follows; Can't people just learn the system and use it to their advantage...
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I need a concise list of special interest groups that influence government for their own benefit at our expense. I'd like to include examples in a variety of categories, some that spend a relatively large amount, some that are recognizable and a few statist billionaires. Here's my list so far...
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I was looking for information regarding the Banking lobby in the United States. So far, I have only been able to find data regarding banking contributions to the 2 political parties, but I would really prefer to have more in depth information regarding this matter. I think that having such data would...
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[quote user="Len Budney"] [quote]The penalty for murder should be the same as it is for civil wrongful death: the full value of the life of the victim measured in money and, again as in civil wrongful death, the victim's conscious pain and suffering.[/quote] I favor the death penalty for...
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[quote user="sam72"] I'm curious to know what people think about the constitutionality of the 16th amendment. There have been a lot of arguments put forth by people like Bill Benson as to how the 16th amendment was never properly ratified. On the other hand, no court has ever upheld any...
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[quote user="Inquisitor"]that crossed my mind as well - when we say "corruption", what is meant specifically? It's a rather vaguely defined notion.[/quote] When speaking of corruption, the speed cop giving not giving a ticket, because he got a hundred Rand as a "bribe"...
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[quote user="Inquisitor"] It also doesn't pay a corporation to keep corrupt elements though, does it? [/quote] Not in my opinion. It doesn't pay the government, associations and firms to have corruption inside its ranks or to deal with that kind of people. Not ion the long run at least...
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[quote user="MedicalMencken"] That politicians tend toward corruption is virtually axiomatic ... free to invade the freedoms of their citizenries with impunity. [/quote] Excellent topic, MM, because corruption is increasing in every aspect of public life. For three years now I have been living...
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[quote user="MedicalMencken"]That politicians tend toward corruption is virtually axiomatic; given a literal monopoly on the legitimate use of force and total control and ownership of the court system, governments and the people who run them are disturbing free to invade the freedoms of their...