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Politicians play the politics game. This game involves people acting with self interest, and relates in some ways to access to/control of resources. This is th
by drdeca 9y ago
Politicians play the politics game.
This game involves people acting with self interest, and relates in some ways to access to/control of resources.
This is the case regardless of economic system.
"Capitalism is moloch, yes, but government is also moloch. Anarchy is also moloch."
- TeMPOraL 9y agoThat's why I wrote "indirectly". Politicians play the politics game, but the particulars of that game is in big way determined by the economic system of a country. In the US, politicians try to game the election process, and that involves allocating resources in a way that ensures their electability. The end result is things like turning NASA's space efforts into a giant jobs program. Politicians under a (hypothetical) different economic system would face different pressures, maybe even aligned with pursuing longer-term projects.