TED Talk - Nick Hanauer on Job Creation

[Rath]

Kasz216 said:

Rath said:

It doesn't argue either way as far as I can see. The prison experiment really showed what happens when there is no accountability along with power, neither progressives or libertarians want an unaccountable government.

It does perhaps show why organisations with low accountability (eg. the CIA) are perhaps dangerous ideas.

It's pretty simple, the larger government... or any institution or group for that matter gets... the less accountable it becomes.

Government is one of the few institutions that are directly and publicly accountable.

If a private company acts unethically who holds them accountable? Is it their consumers (who really just want the lowest price/best product)? Is it their shareholders (who really just want the greatest profits)?

If a government acts unethically they are held accountable at the next election.