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0 pointsamalcon1mo ago0 comments

I'd be careful normalizing bribery. It's very micro-efficient, almost definitionally, but the macro effects of normalized bribery are well known and not good.

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BirAdam1mo ago

Bribery is the actual normal function of US politics. That’s what lobbying really amounts to.

The USA has the best government that money can buy.

shimman1mo ago

Until you get fascism or welfare reforms, hopefully you aren't on the chopping block by then.

BirAdam1mo ago

To be clear, I am not saying this is a good state affairs; merely that it is the normal operating procedure for the USA.

mohamedkoubaa1mo ago

Classic is ought fallacy

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BirAdam1mo ago

Bribery is the actual normal function of US politics. That’s what lobbying really amounts to.

The USA has the best government that money can buy.

shimman1mo ago

Until you get fascism or welfare reforms, hopefully you aren't on the chopping block by then.

BirAdam1mo ago

To be clear, I am not saying this is a good state affairs; merely that it is the normal operating procedure for the USA.

mohamedkoubaa1mo ago

Classic is ought fallacy

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