Jayson_Virissimo comments on Rationality Quotes November 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MichaelGR 30 November 2009 12:21:53AM 16 points [-]

Politicians compete to bribe voters with their own money.

--Adapted from something in The Economist (sorry, they don't have bylines)

Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 30 November 2009 01:43:26AM 14 points [-]

Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.

-H. L. Mencken