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[–] sounddrill@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz 18 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Keyword being uncorrupt.

Governments are run by people, at the end of the day

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Humans will be humans. You can't eliminate corruption, but you can work to fight it. Every day. Forever...

[–] WolfhoundRO@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Sounds like a job for Super-Sisyphus

[–] PerCarita@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago

Private companies are also run by people. "The market" is also affected by people making imperfect decisions all the time, waiting for it to self regulate is...well, I mean, aren't we still waiting?

[–] SlopppyEngineer@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The problem is politics and government becoming part of the market where laws, regulations and power can be sold and bought, if not for money then for influence.

[–] PerCarita@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

Markets don't self-regulate, though