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I remember Penn Jillette describing government as a ratcheting mechanism: a situation where once a bolt is tightened, the tool only recoils to tighten it furthe

• aqme28 13y ago
  Absolutely, though that idea shouldn't be attributed to Penn Jillette: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratchet_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratchet_effect
  • saym 13y ago
    Fair enough, I'm always a step too short in my research. Thanks for the link.