As a kid I used to wonder why being a politician could work as a job if you will have long periods of unemployment when you lose.
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Now I know why, but I still think about it a lot.
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The amount of privilege necessary to make this workable as a "job" is ... staggering.
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Replying to @ManishEarth
... or, instead, a form of corruption (lobbying, consulting, etc., when out of power)

Nov 2, 2017 · 6:49 AM UTC

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