In America, we have a three tier system for making decisions:
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The first tier is the market. If it can be done profitably, we'll let the market fill the need.
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The second tier is democracy. If the market can't do something, we'll vote on making a law that fills the needs of the majority.
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The third tier is fundamental rights. We don't allow people to vote to kill their enemies. Rights overrule democracy.
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Rights > Democracy > Markets Choose the least powerful on that will fill your need.
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@ContentOfMedia like how they use democracy to prevent the market from solving problems, very clever1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@sarahdoingthing That sure does happen some times! Also to create, destroy and darken markets.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@ContentOfMedia it's often the most salient feature of my life
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