Negative Space: permanent political class
- Toward a permanent political class
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If politics has become so complicated that only a political class can manage it, then Democracy is dead. Citizens should not be allowed to become politicians, nor should they be allowed to vote for which politicians take office.
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- Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets• (paperback)
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Schweizer turns the problem of corruption around, and in doing so makes it much easier to understand and to combat. If we look at the problem as one of extortion by politicians rather than of bribery by lobbyists, it is a lot easier to understand why the “bribes” happen when and how they do. There will always be an infinite source of people affected by legislation, making combatting bribery impossible. In most other industries, regulations apply to sellers, not buyers, for the simple reason that it’s more effective: there are always fewer sellers than buyers. And politicians are not passively waiting for bribes. They are…• (Peter Schweizer)
