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>Winner-take-all decision opens the door for corruption. In any representative decision making body, any individual decision is going to be a `winner-takes-all
by AmericanChopper 8y ago
>Winner-take-all decision opens the door for corruption.
In any representative decision making body, any individual decision is going to be a `winner-takes-all` decision for whoever likes the outcome. However representative bodies tend to need to make compromises over time, to make sure all of their constituents receive some of what they want.
- stretchwithme 8y agoSorry, that should have read "Winner-take-all decision making opens the door for corruption." I'll correct this. It's the representative that is winner-take-all. And that gives him or her all of the power of those he allegedly represents. And that means he can be an influence peddler. This is the primary flaw in the US democracy, at least in its current form. In the original arrangement, the Senate was not affected by this and it was harder to game the entire system.
- chimeracoder 8y ago> However representative bodies tend to need to make compromises over time, to make sure all of their constituents receive some of what they want. No, they make compromises in order to ensure that they have sufficient support to get re-elected, which typically translates into screwing over the same minority of constituents repeatedly.