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 Originally Posted by JKDS
There are tons of examples of people, or groups of people, who know what's in my best interest better than me.
Plumbers, electricians, Generals, attorneys, tax specialists, my parents, cops, even bar tenders.
And ya, legislators too. I don't know jack about most foreign relation matters, and I'm a highly educated and informed person. I shouldn't be deciding those questions. I mean sure, if I spent the time learning about the issue, I could make a good choice. But I dont want to be a legislator.
Am I a better person to decide what clothes I should buy? Ya, that decision requires no input from others, and is purely personal taste. But even something like food...my doctor tells me what to eat all the time. Frankly, I'm not smart enough...or don't have the time...to figure that out alone
You're on the right track. But we need to go deeper.
Is it better for legislators in Arkansas to assess your need for those specialists than for you to do so? It is better for those legislators to determine what those specialists can and can't do, who they can and can't sell their services to, what prices they must charge, or is it better for those specialists themselves to do so?
You are totally correct that you are limited in your skills, but your ability to assess that is itself a skill. Your closeness to the issue is a tool, while a legislating body's distance from the issue is a blockage. Let's say your toilet breaks. Are you going to call a plumber and work things out with him or are you going to call a legislative body at the other end of the country and have them tell you whether or not you need a plumber, what kind of plumber to hire, how much you're allowed to pay, etc.?
The crux of this dynamic is that typically the people who are the closest to an issue and have the most skin in the game are those with the most relevant and beneficial tools to address them. This dynamic isn't perfect, but it is more effective than any other options presented to the world so far.
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