Corporations are running amok over individual liberties
It's not just corporations - governments have been doing it for ever, only now they are getting much more blatant about it.
Governments around the world are in trouble. They face unhappy voters at every turn. It's when voters are unhappy that they tend to care. That is supposed to be good for democracy.
But who knows what sort of hair brained schemes the voting public might come up with once empowered? Telling people what clothes they can wear seems quite popular at the moment. So then you wonder whether politicians will stand up and do the right thing in the face of adverse political pressure. Will the mob rule?
That's what constitutions are for, by the way. When popular opinion goes haywire, there are certain things the majority can't do. But politicians and the judiciary have watered down their constitutions in the name of practicality, necessity and their careers.
There were poor to be supported, refugees to be saved, gunmen to be kept at bay, criminals to be cared for, consumers to be protected, rich to be made more equal and houses to be made affordable. Constitutional barriers are mere inconveniences to these lofty goals.
Now we face the consequences.
High taxes are the main one. Low employment rates are another. Who works when you get your money for nothing and your cheques for free from Centre Link?
Borrowed from (cos it seemed somewhat relevant):
Money for Nothing and
Cheques from Centre Link
July 12th to July 16th 2010
The Daily Reckoning Week in Review – Melbourne, Australia
By Nick Hubble