Scott Alexander
@SamoBurja etc: This would be consistent with Congress getting more conservative but society getting more liberal.
@SamoBurja etc: New theory - what if prog policies are "sticky"? Ie modern Congress wouldn't approve Medicare, but once it exists it stays.
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@slatestarcodex @SamoBurja All policy creates clients who benefit & gain power from policy, making it almost impossible to turn back policy. -
@slatestarcodex @SamoBurja this is called rachet theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katzenbach_v._Morgan …
Nick Bro Steves☂
Zenit
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