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Re:Richard Posner: “The Real Corruption Is the Ownership of ... by TeMPOraL on Friday April 14, 2017 @08:35AM (#14114076)
Put another way, humans develop hierarchical governance as soon as their group grows beyond a couple dozen. Even if you look at corporations, internally they're structured like governments.
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Re:Richard Posner: “The Real Corruption Is the Ownership of ... by parenthephobia on Friday April 14, 2017 @10:34AM (#14114662)
Most corporations are structured like ultra-authoritarian dictatorships. I'm not sure you want to use them as examplars of human governance.
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Re:Richard Posner: “The Real Corruption Is the Ownership of ... by TeMPOraL on Friday April 14, 2017 @11:10AM (#14114891)
Why not? They're perfect examples of efficient governance. We don't like to have that efficient governments, because in politics-land, this often involves bloodshed and suffering.
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