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Skin in the game. Politicians have short term narrow vision towards the next election. The system of democracy incentiveses this outcome. Many unintended consequences result. At best politicians are tools of the power elite. At worst they are self concerned criminals manipulating the public for their own profit.
They’re both
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Yeah, they are both. But, if you wanna be charitable you can't really deny that they are tools. That includes presidents.
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Yup, the president is just the megaphone
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