February 11, 2009 12:15PM 

# The Political Class Really Is Better 

By [Neal McCluskey](https://www.cato.org/people/neal-mccluskey) 

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In how many ways is [this](http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090211/METRO/902110388) wrong? (Think Detroit’s chronic financial problems, public officials-private schools, and even a little sexism thrown in for good measure.) I suppose, though, the officers are making extra money, and any time that happens it stimulates the economy, right? That makes everything OK.

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