RE: Rand Paul
June 24, 2013 at 4:14 pm
(This post was last modified: June 24, 2013 at 4:17 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
LOL, long ago in a galaxy far away, us fighters and bombers had USAAF decals on their wings and tails, because the air force was a small branch of the army. One of the gentleman in charge of this small branch thought that maybe his outfit deserved more of the public pie, and realized that he wouldn't be getting any more of the public pie so long as he was just a small branch of a larger force. So he continually petitioned his betters until a special designation was created for his interests, so that cash could be dumped into those interests. Thus the US Air Force.
(June 24, 2013 at 4:05 pm)Ryantology Wrote: Companies today have a lot of leeway in how they operate. Would you want private companies having leeway to interpret law according to their own desires?They already do, law and enforcement are entirely seperate propositions- and this is leveraged in a big way to generate profit.
Quote:Our justice system is self-regulating, in theory if not always in practice.-and also for sale, not in theory but in practice.
Quote: To whom would these companies be accountable?To each other via competition and to ourselves via consumption.
Quote: How would you prevent corruption?By refusing them my business.
Quote:I'm not just being contentious, these are all things I'm honestly curious about.As am I.
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