Some good reads for the morning:

• Meet the Shadowy Cartel of Doctors that Controls Medicare (Haley Sweetland Edwards at The Washington Monthly)
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• We Need to Pay Elected Officials More (Josh Barro at BI)
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• Information Wants to Be Expensive (Felix Salmon at Reuters)
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• Yes, You Should Be Totally Outraged by the Farm Bill (Derek Thompson at The Atlantic)