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Originally posted by Barry the Sprout:
But basically what it mostly says is that democracy only exists for people to put forward their various strategies for preference satisfaction. Through this equilibrium, as in a market, is found. Therefore the whole point of democracy is that people use it for their personal gain.
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Yep - I'd considered that. Probably true, but I think there's still a problem with so many government employess and people "one the dole." I mean, if it isn't so bad, why not just have the government employ everyone? Anyway, I'm slowly sorting the theory out for myself.
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My degree is in Government and Economics, but I'm almost entirely studying political theory at present and I'm doing a Masters degree in Political philosophy next year. Basically that means studying the big texts (Plato to Nato, as we call it...), the big concepts (What is liberty, equality, etc), the application of economic models (game theory, rational choice theory, etc), and various views of the manner in which the public sector functions (public sector economics and models of bureaucracy). Its fun. No... really... hey guys come back! Its not that boring!
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You've had entirely enough time to study the world's problems -- no go fix them! [img]tongue.gif[/img]
[ 04-27-2004, 10:17 AM: Message edited by: Timber Loftis ]