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The only way this will end is limits on campaign contributions and other kinds of bribery. The returns on lobbying are astronomical compared to the returns on p
by jackcosgrove 9y ago
The only way this will end is limits on campaign contributions and other kinds of bribery. The returns on lobbying are astronomical compared to the returns on productivity improvements.
- pascalxus 9y ago>>>The returns on lobbying are astronomical compared to the returns on productivity improvements. You Hit the nail right on the head. I believe, this is the root of all the problems mentioned in this thread.
- Terr_ 9y agoI think the linchpin is actually our voting system. It strongly encourages the existence of only two parties that are always trying to split the difference, and that's the scenario which is very friendly to institutional bribery and regulatory capture.
- Paul-ish 9y agoCountries with a system that allows for many parties still end up forming coalitions though. It isn't clear that the problem goes away.