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Hamlette Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore 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
by Brian Caplan. Wondering if its a right wing rip or legit.
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The Magistrate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore 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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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore 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 ...
is as capricious as the people who constitute the free market.
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provis99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-04-10 05:24 PM
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3. it is libertarian bullshit. Avoid at all costs.
You know how he defines what a "rational voter" is? Someone who votes for conservative economic policies. completely unscientific crap.
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Hamlette Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-04-10 06:25 PM
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4. thanks....I was suspicioius
but the quips make it sound like it could be either and I couldn't see anything by that author.
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