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That's not my reading.

It sounds to me like transparency does always increase accountability full stop. It just turns out that accountability to lobbyists is a greater driver of legislator behavior than accountability to voters.

The problem is therefore neither accountability nor transparency, but the disproportionate influence of lobbyists.



At the root of that problem is this:

1. If you organize a team behind a goal and persist in focusing on it, you are more likely to succeed than someone who does not allocate their attention thusly.

2. If you do the above, you need a way to pay for rent and groceries.




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