No Fix For Democracy.....

Started by redcliffsw, April 13, 2012, 06:45:04 AM

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redcliffsw


Democracy is a system whereby one can legally exploit others, you just need the majority vote.

I know not of successful strategies for limiting government power except by escaping government through secession or by citizens or corporations moving to other countries.

The problems of democracy are inherent. It's like having dinner with a million people and deciding up front the bill will be split evenly. Everyone has a strong incentive to order more than he would individually, resulting in a huge bill that everyone deplores but no individual could do anything about. Democracy therefore has a very limited self-cleansing capability. Our politicians have a natural short-term outlook since they are only temporarily in office. They will overspend, overtax and overborrow knowing their successors will have to deal with the negative consequences. Besides that, they spend other people's money anyhow.
-Frank Karsten

http://lewrockwell.com/orig13/karsten2.1.1.html




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