Re:US economic system unfair, say most Americans
by stegosaurus on Saturday February 13, 2016 @06:06PM
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> Those who have power will, on the whole, tend to act in their own self-interest, even if not all their actions serve that interest.
I would flip this on its' head, and say that those that act in their own self-interest, will tend to accumulate power.
Given that to have power is in your self-interest, the feedback loop follows.
> unfairly favors powerful interests
This just says that to have power is to be advantaged, which is nearly tautological.
How humans are selected into having power in the first place is what isn't fair, and never will be.
Those who have power will, on the whole, tend to act in their own self-interest, even if not all their actions serve that interest.