In a democraticsystemwhichextendsthevotetoallcitizensover 18, it's hardtoimaginehowsuch a smallpercentageofpeoplecouldconvincetheresttoperpetuate a systemthatdoesthis.
Andinfact, thosearethebasicsof a storythathaveanimatedourpoliticsandoureconomysinceRonaldReagan, a storythathasproducedadvocatesandpresidentsonbothsidesofthepoliticalspectrum.
Therearenoshortageofarticles, politiciansorstudiesshowing, forexample, thatincreasingtheminimumwageis a riskygambleor a jobkiller, noshortageofdoomsdayforecasting, thatpriceswouldrise.
But I thinkthatsometimesinvokingthepossibleisjustanothertactic, anothernegotiatingstrategy, Anotherthreatusedonbehalfofthestatusquotorestrictthemovementofalternativeideas.