content: Lets step off the bandwagon for a second though (we can jump back on after, promise) and just reflect on a couple things:   Even though taxes are painful... they pay for important things (and sometimes not important things, but you have to yell at your senator about that). Without taxes, there would be no government and without a government, we would be welcoming foreign invaders like it or not.  Regulation.. while can feel like a stifle to innovation what it does (in principle at least) is keep the consumer safe from things like lead paint, asbestos, etc. Without it there would be a lot more snake oil on the market.  Prohibition .. while usually stupid (like alcohol before it and marijuana now) is meant to keep the populous safe from drugs. But would it be safer to have cocaine sold at walmart? Its a more convoluted conversation than the above but I digress...  There is one big glaring thing involved in the above. All three of these things are part of business and any business worth being solvent will do the research and learn the laws. Businesses regularly advocate to change laws to favor them over the consumer .. thats where government is supposed to protect.  The problem with patent trolls is that there is no way to protect yourself from them. So many trolls own patents that are vague enough to cover things as simple as "exchanging goods/services for payment" and while the entire human economy functions on this premise, if you're small enough a patent troll knows there will never be litigation in the first place. A patent troll knows that as absurd as their suit may be that you can't even fight it. They know that even if a judge would side with YOU that you can't afford to take them on in court and most of all.. a troll knows how to SCARE you.  Alright, well i'm done. Lets resume the typical Voat political drama: How about them muslims?