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Re:"There's no reason only poor people should have the exper... by randomtask on Friday February 06, 2009 @07:55AM (#469672)
Couldn't you argue that philanthropy is really just a product of the market?
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Re:"There's no reason only poor people should have the exper... by barrkel on Friday February 06, 2009 @08:45AM (#469705)
And in so far as government represents the interests of its electorate, so is it.

Of course, campaign finance distorts the incentives, which is why it needs to be reformed.

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Re:"There's no reason only poor people should have the exper... by MikeCapone on Friday February 06, 2009 @12:27PM (#470000)
Polticians are a self-selected groups, but even if they weren't, they'd never could really represent the "interests of the electorate". It's naive to think they could.
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