Some things never change. Human nature and the laws of economics are two of them.

Observe what is happening in the political world today. Voters buy the snake oil some politician sells, drink it, get sick, and throw it away, realizing they were duped, again. The term “grasping at straws” comes to mind. If we do not like what is going on, we look for solutions, any solution, to change it. That is human nature at work.

Sometimes we look in all the wrong places because we do not know where to look or what is the best solution. And sometimes the best solution is hard to find, often hidden in plain sight.

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Some things never change. Human nature and the laws of economics are two of them.

Sometimes we look in all the wrong places because we do not know where to look or what is the best solution. And sometimes the best solution is hard to find, often hidden in plain sight.

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