It’s easy to blame the politicians. Ask anyone, and they will tell you that Congress is full of cowardly, venal shysters. If that is true, what makes them that way? They are, presumably, ordinary human beings before they get elected. So what is it about asking their fellow citizens for support that turns them into crooks?
Maybe, as the old saying goes, democracies get the leaders they deserve. Maybe the black-and-white division between The People (honest and patriotic) and The Politicians (shifty and shiftless) needs nuance. Maybe The Politicians are following the incentives laid down for them by The People. Maybe The People ask for unreasonable things, such as more benefits and lower taxes at the same time.
I don’t want to be rude about American voters. So let me instead give the example of my British compatriots. You, dear reader, can decide whether my criticisms also apply to Americans.
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