[news] The Theory of Altruistic Government

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Brent Jessop - [Knowledge Driven Revolution.com][1] - July 18, 2007

What is _The Theory of Altruistic Government_? In short, it is the irrational belief that the government will do what they promised to do because they were elected to do it.

For us non-believers, this notion is quite silly. Government has never answered to those who vote for them, they have much more important paymasters to answer to than the electorate. But for some reason 'The Theory of Altruistic Government' persists in many sectors of society.

Now here is a tip for those who are starting to question their faith: when the government supports an idea, it is bad. Simple and useful.

  


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