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humanodon · 4053 days ago · link · · parent · post: GOP’s nightmare come true: Obamacare more popular than ever
Oh no, I'm talking about incentives in a different sense. For example, a politician's incentives for satisfying their constituents is that they get to keep their job. Then there are the personal incentives, for example, one might get into politics because one is interested in gaining power or influence within the political system or over people. So what I'm saying is that I don't think that the current incentives that entice people to become politicians are necessarily the best ones as I'm not sure I like the kinds of people that become politicians. To adapt your analogy: if your boat is taking on water, then maybe you should maneuver it on to the ice.