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    When are people going to give up this notion that companies are evil or good?
Hey, I didn't start it, Google did. If a politician stands up and says, "Elect me because I'll do the best backroom deals for you, my constituent," you know what you're getting. You don't elect her and then complain that she's in bed with lobbyists.

But when she calls for transparency in government and bringing a new broom to the legislature, you have every right to be outraged when she's discovered steering fat consulting contracts to her college buddies.

It's not an issue of whether Google is evil. It's an issue of whether Google is Hypocritical.



Google is not an elected representative either. They work for the market, not the people.




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