On Thursday 11 December 2003 22:00, Neil Johnson wrote: > What I object to are corporations who utilize their power (money) to > influence governments to make laws that benefit them at the expense of > others. > > - The DMCA > - Tariffs AND Free Trade Agreements > - H1-B visas
And now... tarrifs for filming movies in Canada. Just heard that one on NPR today, and I nearly drove off the road. The plan is to raise the cost of filming in Canada so that there's no longer an economic advantage. Made me want to puke. > Even Ayn Rand weaves this into "Atlas Shrugged" where the competitors of > Reardon Steel get the government to try and force him to give them his > formula for his high-strength steel because it's putting them out business > and "unfair". I guess Canada is "Reardon Pictures".