[bittcto]

Tyranny, in all its shapes and sizes, comes wrapped in claims that it is for the common good.

In fact a good way to think critically about things you hear is to ask “how is the politician profiting from this law?” And noting what new powers the law gives government.

If government “needs” more power with the justification of “helping people”, it may be the case that helping people is just the excuse.

Government power is easy to monetize: threaten industry with worse regulations but forget the idea when you get campaign contributions, etc.