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Comment by wat10000

2 months ago

The trouble is that money is power, so the people who succeed the most at maximizing profit end up getting a lot of influence over the rules.

In some countries, this is done with outright bribery. Here, we do it with campaign contributions and lobbying and “we’ll create jobs in your district.”

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