Hamlette
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Sat Sep-04-10 02:55 PM
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| Has anyone read The Myth of the Rational Voter; why democracies choose bad politicians |
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by Brian Caplan. Wondering if its a right wing rip or legit.
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| The Magistrate
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Sat Sep-04-10 02:59 PM
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| 1. Never Heard Of The Book, Ma'am, But Voters Are Not Rational |
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Sat Sep-04-10 03:29 PM
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| 2. Neither are buyers and sellers, which is why the Invisible Hand of the Free Market ... |
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is as capricious as the people who constitute the free market.
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Sat Sep-04-10 05:24 PM
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| 3. it is libertarian bullshit. Avoid at all costs. |
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You know how he defines what a "rational voter" is? Someone who votes for conservative economic policies. completely unscientific crap.
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Sat Sep-04-10 06:25 PM
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| 4. thanks....I was suspicioius |
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but the quips make it sound like it could be either and I couldn't see anything by that author.
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