> The goal of government is to represent its citizens to try to achieve the society that citizens want. This is something we tell ourselves even though we know

> The goal of government is to represent its citizens to try to achieve the society that citizens want. This is something we tell ourselves even though we know it isn't true. Take something like the Iraq War, which had abysmal support for many years yet continued on for no good reason. Or what percentage of our CIA operations would the general public feel represents their interests? And how many billions of taxpayer money is wasted on special interests that only a tiny fraction of people care about?