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Don't we delegate the job of understanding and digesting facts and conflicting information to our representatives, theoretically?
by datavirtue 5y ago
Don't we delegate the job of understanding and digesting facts and conflicting information to our representatives, theoretically?
- analog31 5y agoIncreasingly, our representatives are chosen by what district we live in.
- jkhdigital 5y agoYes, but delegation is always accompanied by principal-agent problems (like moral hazard). Lobbyists ensure that all but the most morally unimpeachable representatives will inevitably place moneyed interests before their electorate.