The biggest problem with voting is that people generally go to the polls for one of two reasons: Either to tell other people what to do, or to take their stuff.Milton Friedman channels his inner Tam:
But Friedman gives us a clue to the conundrum. Political skill matters in the electorate, because Politicians are mostly greedy for power and not too smart. And that is our advantage.
Thus I return to a recurring theme here:
Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning.Dr. Johnson said that when a man is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully. Keep them in fear for their seats, and the worst of the shenanigans will take care of themselves.
Whether this is long-term stable (over the course of a decade) or not, I have no clue. But the moment is now. We can break them to our will.
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