Originally Posted by whirledtraveler
There's a difference between business and government. You choose to do business with a business. A government chooses to do business with you.
If the stock market takes a massive hit due to corporate malfeasence and I lose money then it effects me, whether I "choose" to do business with that company or not. Enron affected all sorts of people who did not actually do business with it. Same for Freddie Mac, Hollinger, Adelphia, AOL, etc. The list is an impressive one....(
http://www.forbes.com/2002/07/25/accountingtracker.html). Oh, and this list has not been updated since September 2002.
Of course you could always choose not to do business with a country by leaving, should you wish.
