Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Thomas Sowell: How politicians 'solve' problems

"No one will really understand politics until they understand that politicians are not trying to solve our problems. They are trying to solve their own problems – of which getting elected and re-elected are No. 1 and No. 2. Whatever is No. 3 is far behind."

and

"What is stupid is believing that politicians are trying to solve our problems, instead of theirs."

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