tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665280159887667854.post3584005716449759954..comments2023-11-03T08:36:57.066-04:00Comments on D.C. Exile: The Short List - July 18, 2011Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665280159887667854.post-8398035670774591882011-07-18T12:58:47.790-04:002011-07-18T12:58:47.790-04:00No, I mean more like the fact that we have thousan...No, I mean more like the fact that we have thousands of elections every year, and the level of ire that results is almost invariably proportionate to the amount of power at stake. You never hear about a city sharply divided over the results of the election for dog catcher.Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573575140584770666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665280159887667854.post-68095506749813639082011-07-18T11:09:48.889-04:002011-07-18T11:09:48.889-04:00You mean like those halcyon days of small governme...You mean like those halcyon days of small government and dispassionate federal elections like that of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1800" rel="nofollow">1800</a>?Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06325732717974974062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665280159887667854.post-80951379269782839082011-07-18T10:13:45.697-04:002011-07-18T10:13:45.697-04:00it concerns this editor the volume of cash spent i...<i>it concerns this editor the volume of cash spent in politics these days.</i><br /><br />Fortunately there is a very simple solution: less government. Campaing expenditures grow as government grows. The more government controls, the more interest groups will form and the more they will spend to influence government actions. Therefore, logically, the best way to reduce expenditures in politics without infringing on free speech is for government to do less. End agriculture subsidies for example and watch contributions from farm groups dry up. End green jobs subsidies and watch expenditures from GE and other beneficiaries plumment. End government-run schools and the NEA will stop spending millions influencing elections. The list goes on. If government consisted simply of some basic services such as the police, military and roads the amount of money spent on politics would be but a small fraction of what we currently see. <br /><br />As an added bonus it would reduce the passions that surround politics. With less at stake in the elections it would matter less who won or lost, and public anger over the results would decrease.Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573575140584770666noreply@blogger.com