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> Private companies are free to run their business any way they want.
On that aspect, is there a point where they're no longer acting as themselves but as an extension of the government?
- If the government has requested particular action?
- If they're under contract by the government?
- If they've been ordered by the government via a judicial preceding?
- If they've been ordered by the government via law or even just Executive action?
We're well into a time where governments are hiring corporations to do what they themselves are legally barred from doing.
If there are no boundaries, there are few (no?) rules.
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> Private companies are free to run their business any way they want.
On that aspect, is there a point where they're no longer acting as themselves but as an extension of the government?
- If the government has requested particular action?
- If they're under contract by the government?
- If they've been ordered by the government via a judicial preceding?
- If they've been ordered by the government via law or even just Executive action?
We're well into a time where governments are hiring corporations to do what they themselves are legally barred from doing.
If there are no boundaries, there are few (no?) rules.