http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/10/04/bruce-reed/governing-well-is-the-best-revenge/ Big Ideas for a Better World Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:01:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/10/04/bruce-reed/governing-well-is-the-best-revenge/comment-page-1/#comment-370462 New at Cato Unbound: Bruce Reed on What Democrats Offer Libertarians | Cato @ Liberty Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:12:46 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/?p=301#comment-370462 [...] today’s Cato Unbound, Bruce Reed, president of the Democratic Leadership Council, makes the case for why libertarians might consider supporting Democrats. Reed argues that Democrats are more [...] [...] today’s Cato Unbound, Bruce Reed, president of the Democratic Leadership Council, makes the case for why libertarians might consider supporting Democrats. Reed argues that Democrats are more [...]

]]> http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/10/04/bruce-reed/governing-well-is-the-best-revenge/comment-page-1/#comment-5708 A Second Hand Conjecture » Voting As A Commodity Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:39:23 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/?p=301#comment-5708 [...] There is much exortation from Democrats and the Left to join them this November in vanquishing the Republican majority, and from Republicians and the Right for their supporters not to stay home when said vanquishing begins. It occurs to me that what the severely political set is missing about the average voter is that, to these voters, the franchise has a value. If you contemplate a person’s vote as a sort of currency, one that can only be spent in the political market, you may recognize that in order for someone to part with that vote, their minimum price must be met. [...] [...] There is much exortation from Democrats and the Left to join them this November in vanquishing the Republican majority, and from Republicians and the Right for their supporters not to stay home when said vanquishing begins. It occurs to me that what the severely political set is missing about the average voter is that, to these voters, the franchise has a value. If you contemplate a person’s vote as a sort of currency, one that can only be spent in the political market, you may recognize that in order for someone to part with that vote, their minimum price must be met. [...]

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