> there's > nothing "rational" about being ignorant towards a political system that > benefit others at the expence of oneself (or indeed benefit noone at > the expense of everyone).
It is rational to avoid doing something when the material cost to oneself is greater than the material benefit, where "material" excludes psychic benfits due to helping others. The cost (including obtaining more knowledge about it) of a typical consumer to actively and substantially oppose subsidies to farmers, lawyers, unions, corporations, and politicans is typically high and the benfits almost all external. Daniel Klein has called this the "not worth knowing better" problem, which may be a clearer label. Fred Foldvary ===== [EMAIL PROTECTED]
