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I mean, this isn't by accident. Powerful people can advocate for their interests to change laws. It's the market ad extremum. It's only government inefficiency

by pizza 9y ago

I mean, this isn't by accident. Powerful people can advocate for their interests to change laws. It's the market ad extremum. It's only government inefficiency in the sense that lawmakers are vulnerable to influence, rather than bureaucrats imposing centrally planned government programs.

scotpb 9y ago
In a democracy the many have the upper hand, if they get involved. Blaming the few at the top seems to be a easy device frequently used today.
- damnfinecoffee 9y ago
  America is not a democracy
- __jal 9y ago
  It appears you are unfamiliar with public choice theory[1]. It turns out you are correct in a theoretic sense that very rarely works out in practice. Blaming 'the many' for failing democracy might be satisfying, but doesn't do any good. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_choice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_choice
- davidf18 9y ago
  The issue is that special interests have a much more focused need for the laws (or may have more money for lobbying or "buying" politicians). There are import tariffs on sugar that benefits sugar producers while "harming" society (and other countries that want to import sugar).
- pizza 9y ago
  Plutocracies work differently.