Just as economic policy consists of pulling a small number of levers to produce

Just as economic policy consists of pulling a small number of levers to produce externalities by design, social and political policy consists of many more levers which produce direct objective and external objectives. Rarely if ever is the stated policy the central objective.


Source date (UTC): 2019-09-16 14:34:36 UTC

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@GrkStav @karlbykarlsmith Useful idiots constitute the vast majority of the population (I know, I have iffy followers too.) For whom the portfolio of sentiments need be satisfied, not the central object of stated policy. Humans account for calories(consumption), and status(opportunity) almost exclusively.

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@GrkStav @karlbykarlsmith Useful idiots constitute the vast majority of the population (I know, I have iffy followers too.) For whom the portfolio of sentiments need be satisfied, not the central object of stated policy. Humans account for calories(consumption), and status(opportunity) almost exclusively.

Original post: https://x.com/i/web/status/1173605728369762305

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