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Campaign Reform
A Simple Metaphor
Shaun Kerry, M.D.
Are the
common people intelligent enough to choose the best political
candidate? A lot of people have brought up that issue
Let me answer that question with an illustration. |
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Suppose you live in a town that has only two
auto mechanics. We'll call them Bill and Duke.
Let's say you want two opinions, and you take your car to Bill first.
Bill looks under the hood for a minute and then says: "You've got a
loose spark plug wire. Let me show you." You look down at the
engine, and sure enough, the wire is loose. Bill does something to
the wire, then asks you to turn on the ignition, and the car runs fine.
But you are still not sure, so you take your
car to Duke. Duke says: "Well, you've come to the right
place. I'm the best one to fix your car. Been in the
business for twenty years. When I get through with your car, it
will run better than any other car in town. And by the way,
whatever you do, don't take your car to Bill. Hear tell he smoked
pot as a kid. Yep. Hangs around with homosexuals too."
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Well, in this situation, your choice
isn't very difficult. Now let's say that you leave town, and come
back five years later. The town has grown. You settle down,
and a few weeks later, you have car trouble again. You ask around
and someone tells you: "Oh, just after you left, Duke bought Bill out.
Duke's got the only car repair shop in town. Has a lot of people
working for him, too. Bill got out of the car business." |
I think that the average person can tell the
difference between the Bills and the Dukes. But when
they have only Dukes to choose from, they feel very frustrated.
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