> where companies that bribe government officials get preferred treatment
replyDo you think lobbying did not exist prior to two years ago?
Lobbying is bad, open corruption, grift and bribery at the highest level is even worse.
replyAgreed.
replyHN perceives America as a temporarily embarrassed Libertarian state.
Crony capitalism, media echo-chambers and inequality have fomented an unshakeable disbelief in positive government intervention, thus the only thing left politically tenable is flagrant corruption (drain the swamp).
I'm vey grateful for the Australian federal government; their actions have steered us to a much better 2025/2026 than many other countries.