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That assumes we do live in a free market economy and that our individual liberties are protected by the constitution. However, it looks like from the disclosures of people like Snowden, that that is not the case.

The line gets blurred when the government meddles in the affairs of businesses (like wire tapping) and when businesses lobby enforcement laws into place. Over time, as entropy increases, things may become hard to distinguish.




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