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Old 12-29-2015, 03:22 PM
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Old 12-29-2015, 06:39 PM
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The bigger the government the more corrupt it is.
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Old 12-30-2015, 07:56 AM
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The top 0.5% will always game the system. That will never change (in any society or system of government) because most of us have other passions and interests in life. A few people's sole passion is the acquisition of wealth and/or power...if you devote your life to it (and have some talent), you'll probably get pretty good at acquiring it.

We don't have to stop it, just maintain some transparency and some democratic political influence to throw the flag when it gets too egregious. Exactly what constitutes "too egregious" is of course a major point of contention.
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