Behavioral economics' empirical findings on irrationality are strong, but jumping from them to libertarian-paternalist government policy is unwarranted, because the same irrational people run government—and there they handle other people's money with less care, compounding irrationality with indifference.
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David HendersonEvidence Quote
“irrationality plus I don't care very much and somehow you're gonna get a better result”
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