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		msrpotus on Feb 19, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Using SimCity to diagnose my home town's traffic p... Who do you think appoints those people? It's all about politics, either directly or indirectly.

arrrg on Feb 19, 2013 [–]

There are ways of shielding those decisions from politics. Relying on appointed people is one such way. No shielding is perfect – but it’s better than nothing.

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