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If one follows the '''path of least resistance''', he will stay low because he thinks low. Liberals tend to think low, and moreover, they force others to think low. This is evidenced, for example, by the continual extension of unemployment benefits. In countries like [[Japan]], the unemployment rate is low, even if there are great structural problems with the economy, because there are little handouts and Japanese people are taught to think high.

The term '''path of least resistance''' or sometimes '''road of least resistance''' is an idiom that is used in fields such as [[politics]] to refer to actions that will cause the fewest problems for the implementer rather than bringing the greatest benefits <ref>http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/path+of+least+resistance</ref>. For example, a politician may be reluctant to overhaul welfare because in the short term many individuals will lose out, and therefore change their vote, even though in the long term there might be greater benefits all round.

 

Originally the term comes from [[electronics]], where if a voltage is applied across any object the current will flow not evenly throught the object, but along the path that offers least resistance.

 

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