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Re:Trial wipes out over 80% of Australian disease-spreading ... by drb91 on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @07:47PM (#17503233)
The public has no control over the incentives of private corporations, so their goals could change at any time.
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Re:Trial wipes out over 80% of Australian disease-spreading ... by kingofhdds on Wednesday July 11, 2018 @04:20AM (#17505286)
This argument implies the public controls gov. organizations/departments which is in most cases not true (unless there's some scandal to attract attention).
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Re:Trial wipes out over 80% of Australian disease-spreading ... by drb91 on Wednesday July 11, 2018 @08:54PM (#17511426)
Well, it’s certainly more true than having any control over a corporation.
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