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tehmlem t1_j201zy4 wrote

Reply to comment by impulsekash in Winter weather upends water systems across the Deep South by getBusyChild

"run the government like a business" You know, where one guy on top reaps a disproportionate amount of the benefits by exploiting the people at the bottom.

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mcmonties t1_j20510k wrote

Oh, so like a monarchy?

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tehmlem t1_j20ax8x wrote

No no, a monarch is at least ostensibly accountable to their people. A business can just laugh when people are angry at them.

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malphonso t1_j21msqt wrote

Yep. Koch Energy may have poisoned rivers repeatedly, lobbied for laws that benefitted them at the expense of workers and citizens, and supported candidates opposed to basic human rights. But, good luck switching to a competitor.

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