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Won't someone think of the profits? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 4 months ago by balderdash9@lemmy.zip to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.ca

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[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 3 points 4 months ago

Well, one particular religion. They talk about being persecuted while practicing it on other beliefs.

But at least there's something in writing to argue about, whereas I don't know of any rules protecting corporate influence on lawmakers. Maybe there are some limitations on lobbying and money waving, but there's also loopholes. Just the issues of insider trading and other ways to profit from the positions of power shouldn't be possible in an ideal government by the people and for the people.

Likewise on the other side, it shouldn't be possible to just pay a fine and keep breaking existing regulations. There may be a parallel there with the average person and the wealthy - where one goes to jail for something and the other just waves it off because of who they are. Small businesses can't get away with breaking laws like the big ones can. Deep pockets and influence matter, and they shouldn't.