tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235474098284301506.post9133684693205069149..comments2009-09-21T21:12:27.105-07:00Comments on Betsy N. Hansen Covering Economics and ........: Pork Industry Bailout: Obviously politicians did n...Betsy Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15362399934732006331BetsyNHansen@gmail.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235474098284301506.post-79239177142955998052009-09-21T21:12:27.105-07:002009-09-21T21:12:27.105-07:00Great point Taylor!
Since we know that politici...Great point Taylor! <br /><br />Since we know that politicians are acting to serve their own interests, I think it is constructive, at the very least, to take advantage of every chance we have to tell them that we think they are behaving like spineless, greedy, self serving nitwits.Betsy Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15362399934732006331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235474098284301506.post-39820393159137028952009-09-14T09:35:51.089-07:002009-09-14T09:35:51.089-07:00Betsy,
If a politician's goal is not to produce t...Betsy,<br /><br />If a politician's goal is not to produce the 'socially optimum' economic outcome for everyone but to secure their own re-election and power and prestige, are they as stupid as they seem?<br /><br />Do you believe these politicians act stupidly in everyone else's interest (undefined), or intelligently in their own?TAYLORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18270678440957992085noreply@blogger.com