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I agree, that's why I called it ignorant.

• jujube3 3y ago
  In other words, the government cannot do bad things, only private companies can do bad things. A very enlightened point of view. Great that you corrected the people with actual experience.
  • noqc 3y ago
    Those are indeed other words. I said that it's incorrect to describe the bad things the government does as being driven by "voters acting tactically". It's not even rational to vote. Changing what I said so that you can disagree with it more easily is also dishonest.
    • jujube3 3y ago
      Voters can certainly be selfish, in the sense of wanting something that might conflict with the greater good. For example, I might not want a new sewage treatment plant in my neighborhood, even if that is what the greater metropolitan area needs. I might want NASA to keep open a local office even if that interferes with efficiency. And there's nothing irrational about voting. Maybe it is irrational to spend a lot of time reading about obscure candidates for assistant deputy dogcatcher, but you can just leave those choices blank if you want, and just vote on the things where you already have a strong opinion.