“Krugman and Bartels think the problem is the influence rich people have on public opinion and the policy process….They also keep banging straight into the problem that if government is empowered to heavily affect people’s fortunes, then people with the biggest fortunes will have the most at stake when it comes to influencing government. The idea that the government should do much much less is completely unacceptable, so they are left chasing their tail — trying to get money out of politics without simply increasing the incentive for money to get into politics — with mounting indignation.” — Will Wilkinson