From a layperson, I would say I trust "most" corporations more than government. At least most corps. actually do care about what we think and feel to be able to coerce us into buying into their goods and services. "Government" as a whole doesn't give a rat's behind about " we the people" as long as their agendas are met.

From a layperson, I would say I trust "most" corporations more than government. At least most corps. actually do care about what we think and feel to be able to coerce us into buying into their goods and services. "Government" as a whole doesn't give a rat's behind about " we the people" as long as their agendas are met.

For example: the guy that plans all the roads in the city where I live was at a meeting last night that I organized, and that a couple dozen of my neighbors attended. He got to hear all about specific safety issues, and it’ll be pretty straightforward to find out what happened afterwards.

OTOH, localization of control & maintenance can lead to some pretty serious problems of inequality, as school district funding demonstrates.

I’m slightly more trustful of (a democratic) government then of any corporation in these matters. Tyler expresses the point probably better than I would.

For example: the guy that plans all the roads in the city where I live was at a meeting last night that I organized, and that a couple dozen of my neighbors attended. He got to hear all about specific safety issues, and it’ll be pretty straightforward to find out what happened afterwards.

OTOH, localization of control & maintenance can lead to some pretty serious problems of inequality, as school district funding demonstrates.

I’m slightly more trustful of (a democratic) government then of any corporation in these matters. Tyler expresses the point probably better than I would.

In America, however, I trust the government over a corporation in most cases, including maintaining the Internet. Here we have some degree of democracy in our government, nothing even approaching authentic democracies like Venezuela and Bolivia but still something substantially more democratic than China. On the other hand, if you look at a corporation, you are talking about a tyrannical entity, by definition, which is controlled strictly by those who own it. When Comcast chooses to change their privacy policy for Internet service, they need only the permission of their shareholders, provided they are within the law. The government might try to do the same thing, but there are potential avenues where citizens can hold the government accountable.

My ideal nation is a democratic one, where people actually get to make the decisions that affect their lives. This doesn’t really resemble the U.S., which is more of a plutocracy, or the rule of the powerful.

In America, however, I trust the government over a corporation in most cases, including maintaining the Internet. Here we have some degree of democracy in our government, nothing even approaching authentic democracies like Venezuela and Bolivia but still something substantially more democratic than China. On the other hand, if you look at a corporation, you are talking about a tyrannical entity, by definition, which is controlled strictly by those who own it. When Comcast chooses to change their privacy policy for Internet service, they need only the permission of their shareholders, provided they are within the law. The government might try to do the same thing, but there are potential avenues where citizens can hold the government accountable.

My ideal nation is a democratic one, where people actually get to make the decisions that affect their lives. This doesn’t really resemble the U.S., which is more of a plutocracy, or the rule of the powerful.