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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (292724)6/29/2006 3:05:58 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) of 1574680
 
"because the truth is that it's the rich who are forced to give "gifts" to the government. Why?"

Because they benefit an awful lot from having a stable country, with a good and honest police force, a good economy a strong military. All those government grants that fuel our technology doesn't hurt either. In addition, the bulk of the legal system is concerned with corporate law, and that system makes sure the business environment is more or less honest, which is of huge importance to the rich. Does it make much difference to a janitor if his company is honest? As long as he gets a check every week, no. If the company gets bought out through crooked means, they still need the floors buffed and trash cans emptied.

Don't kid yourself that the rich benefit less from the system. Or even equally. The system helps them an awful lot.
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