True, we agree..but when you have lobbyists for those big corporations writing the very regulations isn't that a problem? Which representative was it that laughed when a reporter asked if he had read the bill he was voting for?
On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 11:22 PM, b_s-wilk <[email protected]> wrote: > OK I come from this on both sides. >>> >>> As a theologian I view mankind through both eyes. He is basically >>> good, but there is a corrupt part of him that will screw you whenever >>> he gets a chance. >>> >> >> Sorry Stewart, I know you're in the business of thinking people are good, >> but these two statements are contradictory. If people were basically good >> they wouldn't be trying to screw you at every opportunity (and *wouldn't* >> need regulating). >> > > > Even in dangerous places, even with language barriers, my experience has > been that individuals are generally good--often exceptionally generous > beyond expectation. > > However we need regulation because people tend to do stupid things in > groups that they wouldn't do alone. The bigger and more powerful the group, > the greater tendency to be irresponsible or "evil", as in corporations. > Hence the need for regulation. > > Stewart is right. > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
