#272 cornucopia

cornucopia- from Greek myth, the horn of a goat that suckled Zeus; horn shaped container symbolizing plenty

So, since the existence of a cornucopia is mythic, a fairy tale, then why do people in a democratic society permit politicians to set policy as if it were real?

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