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silexia ◴[] No.43748401[source]
The bigger government gets, the less freedoms the people have. It is critically important not to ask government to solve problems (government is bad at solving most problems), and to seek ways to shrink government.
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lovich ◴[] No.43748440[source]
> (government is bad at solving most problems)

I reject the implication, that corporations are always better at solving most problems.

> and to seek ways to shrink government.

Id rather seek ways to maximize liberty, and while they frequently can mean limiting the government, the act of shrinking the government is not _necessary_, and even works against my goals if the government is the one keeping my liberty maximized

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1. redeeman ◴[] No.43750197[source]
> if the government is the one keeping my liberty maximized

yeah.... but its not :)

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2. lovich ◴[] No.43754373[source]
Yea but it is. My bosses would have treated me significantly worse for the majority of my working life if not for government intervention.

I know this because they paid me the legal minimum and only provided workplace safety as much as they felt compelled to by the government.

The corporate boot tastes no better than the federal one

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3. redeeman ◴[] No.43756872[source]
you do know that you are free to not work there, right?
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4. lovich ◴[] No.43759244{3}[source]
I was free to not work for an employer who would treat me that way in the same way the the rich and poor are both equally barred from sleeping under bridges