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CAPSULE COMMENTARY: “Political Bribery”

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“Bribery is considered a crime, but not during presidential elections. Every four years, we are treated to the spectacle of political bribery by Republican and Democratic presidential candidates. The Republican candidates always offer people income-tax reductions in return for their votes. Yet, everyone knows it’ll never happen; after all, Republicans have had control over both houses of Congress and have actually fought to increase government spending. The Democratic candidates always offer people government grants, subsidies, and programs in return for their votes. Unfortunately, Democrats always deliver! How many people feel humiliated at being bribed with their own money? How many people recognize the impropriety of the entire process?”

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Jacob G. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation. He was born and raised in Laredo, Texas, and received his B.A. in economics from Virginia Military Institute and his law degree from the University of Texas. He was a trial attorney for twelve years in Texas. He also was an adjunct professor at the University of Dallas, where he taught law and economics. In 1987, Mr. Hornberger left the practice of law to become director of programs at the Foundation for Economic Education. He has advanced freedom and free markets on talk-radio stations all across the country as well as on Fox News’ Neil Cavuto and Greta van Susteren shows and he appeared as a regular commentator on Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show Freedom Watch. View these interviews at LewRockwell.com and from Full Context. Send him email.