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by jdietrich 173 days ago
How valuable are those trophies compared to bribes, or the tacit bribes of cushy "consultancy" roles? How do you stop lobbyists from gutting those regulators - what use is a fiercely independent regulator that has no resources?

Good governance is hard.
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RajT88 173 days ago
Getting money out of politics is the hardest part.

I am not sure how the US will find the political will short of getting burned badly enough for partisans to align on reform. How bad does it have to get?

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ethbr1 172 days ago
The apt question is 'How bad for whom does it have to get?'

Because the 00s+ US government is in no way propped up by all stakeholding groups in equal amounts.

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