$98 per barrel oil

In article , Wolfgang Schwanke
wrote:

Bob Noel wrote in
:

In article , Wolfgang Schwanke
wrote:

From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates
promising the most benefits from the public treasury,

The argument is flawed because it rests on a number of wrong
assumptions.

such as?

1. That the majority of voters will decide on egoistic motivations over
other considerations

That does not appear to be a false assumption

2. That politicians actually do what they promise before elections

What? A politician that lies? ;-)

You don't have to listen to the lies, just look at the voting record. Very
few politicians in the USA get re-elected without bringing more and more
pork to their home districts.

3. That pro-welfare policies will always be implemented without also
rising the taxes

That is not an assumption in play here. In fact, you can count on the
taxes being raised ("for the children") to pay for all the spending and
spending and spending and ....

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Bob Noel
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