Government does not need to “mandate” anything when it can get corporations to do the same

[PAF]

Just like gun control (thank you for making the comparison) that will never work.
Someone will build a gun and use it against you.

You seem to want everybody who defends liberty and freedom gonzo.

 

[PAF]

Libertarians are just as much a part of the problem with "At least it's not the government" etc.
Unconscionable contracts are a violation of GOD given human rights.
There are some things nobody has a right to do even with consent. (voluntary or coerced)

I agreed with you, up until your last sentence. It is not for you to decide.

The problem is, there is no informed consent. If somebody agrees to be a guinee pig, voluntarily, knowing all of the ramifications, that is their own right to do so, and as long as it does not infringe upon another.

 

[nobody's_hero]

There is validity to this theory, especially when the corporations get so large they are almost a monopoly. But we can still choose not to do business with them. The same can't be said for the government.

I don't know about that anymore, man. You ain't competing with a business that gets government support. It just ain't happening. Government passes a law that says every customer who walks into your free-market store gets punched in the face, and everyone who walks into the bailed-out store gets a free lollipop, you ain't gonna be in business long. Doesn't leave much room for alternatives.

 

[A Son of Liberty]

Just like gun control (thank you for making the comparison) that will never work.
Someone will build a gun and use it against you.

You know what? You're right... so I'll rephrase: "EVERYONE should have a gun".

 

[oyarde]

Not sure there are any real differences these days between large corporations and govt . Govt extorts monies from you to spend on what they wish . Corporations avoid these taxes by following the rules the govt made for them . Govt tells you what to do . Corporations tell you what to do , those are the same . No difference.

 

[oyarde]

I wonder if the wall st people and " libertarians " have any idea how foolish they sound when the applaud corporations giving the govt mandates out to people?

 

[Swordsmyth]

You know what? You're right... so I'll rephrase: "EVERYONE should have a gun".

The problem is that when everyone has a government they each have a BB gun.
I understand why that seems attractive.
But collectivists will combine theirs into this:

And then they will take away all the BB guns.

You must have a sufficient level of power to deter those who want excessive power.