Disempowering the periodic winners, from whichever side, in the increasingly expensive battle to control the levers of government is the only non-partisan approach that strikes directly at the root of the business model of politics a business model based on endless bouts of expansive legislation.

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But that model of politics is declining in western Europe, and shows little sign of taking root in the east.

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Meanwhile, the Dodd-Frank approach does nothing to address the most obvious root causes of damage to the financial system--conflict of interest due to the issuer-pays model and staleness of ratings.

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