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Comment by ryandrake

3 days ago

Americans will try anything to stop corporate wrongdoing--except making it illegal.

American's do not have the power to make things illegal. We have a representative democracy. Why it fails to represent the will of the people has been a good debate for the past 30 years.

  • We frequently won't even suggest it, at least on HN. Its always derided by "how will it be enforced? There are ways to evade it!". Always letting perfect be the enemy of good.