• kureta@lemmy.ml
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    6 months ago

    I agree. I also believe we should take care of that before we go granting them vast additional powers.

    completely agreed

    Shareholders do. They get a vote. The government is essentially a mutual fund you’re legally obligated to buy into.

    yes but they vote to maximize profit not overall social benefit

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      6 months ago

      but they vote to maximize profit not overall social benefit

      They’re the same people that are voting in elections.

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        6 months ago

        They are a very small subset of those people, and they are not a proportional representation of all types of people.