Of course, in part we bring it on ourselves, with our tendency to vote for the person who can tell the most pleasing lies, even if logically what they're saying makes no sense.
"I will cut your taxes, raise spending on [programme that you really really like], and reduce the budget deficit."
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Date: 2004-10-18 06:46 pm (UTC)"I will cut your taxes, raise spending on [programme that you really really like], and reduce the budget deficit."
And we vote for them. :)