Why the election spending scandal?
Classically Liberal
by TCS
01/27/07
There are a lot of complaints on the Left as to increased spending on elections. And while their solution is the same solution they offer for every other problem in life — give control to the State to run things — they never ask why it is that spending is constantly increasing? The issue is not that hard to understand. People spend millions because the office is worth far more than that. It is not the value which determines the office. It is the power which determines the value of the office. In modern day America most legislation has nothing to do with protecting people from violations of their rights. Most legislation is not a measure to protect but to redistribute rights and wealth from one group to another. Modern day politics is almost entirely about transfers...
http://tinyurl.com/ypjtu8
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=election
by TCS
01/27/07
There are a lot of complaints on the Left as to increased spending on elections. And while their solution is the same solution they offer for every other problem in life — give control to the State to run things — they never ask why it is that spending is constantly increasing? The issue is not that hard to understand. People spend millions because the office is worth far more than that. It is not the value which determines the office. It is the power which determines the value of the office. In modern day America most legislation has nothing to do with protecting people from violations of their rights. Most legislation is not a measure to protect but to redistribute rights and wealth from one group to another. Modern day politics is almost entirely about transfers...
http://tinyurl.com/ypjtu8
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=election
rudkla - 29. Jan, 15:26
