American politics hosts as massively-lucrative industrial duopoly the-state ref_anatomy-of-the-state_murray-rothbard_book
who does a calcified political duopoly benefit? well, the two parties, for sure - since they don’t have to compete with anyone(The duopoly works well together to insure competition is kept out) nor serve the public (the political machine is not a public institution). but also the-state itself, since The duopoly can ignore the American people while keeping them happy even though Most Americans are unhappy with the services rendered by the government..
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