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Completely agree. We will most likely have 16 years of an unproductive government that does not work for it's people. When Obama got elected, republicans oppose

Completely agree. We will most likely have 16 years of an unproductive government that does not work for it's people. When Obama got elected, republicans opposed him and tried everything to make him a one term president. We now have Trump who is constantly being opposed by democrats and some of his own party. Nobody has passed any real meaningful change in the last 8 years and potentially the next 8 years. I think congress and senate are ridden with lifelong politicians who are only looking out for their interests. Thank god for private sector, we at least have companies like Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple. I feel we need to have a real debate about what is working and what is not working about our current government, redefine the role of government for a new world. I don't see how the current setup will set us up for success against rising economies like China, Russia and India.

jmcgough 9y ago
I sometimes feel like we got stuck with an early beta version of democracy (winner takes all elections, single candidate voting, no restriction on campaign durations, etc), with no easy upgrade path because politicians don't want to change a system that works for them. It's really frustrating to see how dysfunctional things have become, it's like a company that is more focused on politics and infighting than results, like Microsoft during the stack ranking days.
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aaronbrethorst 9y ago
> We will most likely have 16 years of an unproductive government that does not work for it's people Millions of Americans have access to health care today that they simply did not have before the Affordable Care Act was passed. That is not unproductive, that is profoundly beneficial for real people. Throwing up your hands because "politicians" does nothing to fix the problems with a party completely unwilling to govern in a role of governance. Demanding that your Congressperson and Senators fight for meaningful change for Americans will make a real difference. Start there.
jacquesm 9y ago
> Nobody has passed any real meaningful change in the last 8 years and potentially the next 8 years. There is plenty of meaningful change in the last 6 months, it's just not positive change. But it definitely is meaningful. It will take a decade or more (probably more) to repair the harm done to the USA both at home and abroad.

jmcgough 9y ago

I sometimes feel like we got stuck with an early beta version of democracy (winner takes all elections, single candidate voting, no restriction on campaign durations, etc), with no easy upgrade path because politicians don't want to change a system that works for them. It's really frustrating to see how dysfunctional things have become, it's like a company that is more focused on politics and infighting than results, like Microsoft during the stack ranking days.

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aaronbrethorst 9y ago

> We will most likely have 16 years of an unproductive government that does not work for it's people Millions of Americans have access to health care today that they simply did not have before the Affordable Care Act was passed. That is not unproductive, that is profoundly beneficial for real people. Throwing up your hands because "politicians" does nothing to fix the problems with a party completely unwilling to govern in a role of governance. Demanding that your Congressperson and Senators fight for meaningful change for Americans will make a real difference. Start there.

jacquesm 9y ago

> Nobody has passed any real meaningful change in the last 8 years and potentially the next 8 years. There is plenty of meaningful change in the last 6 months, it's just not positive change. But it definitely is meaningful. It will take a decade or more (probably more) to repair the harm done to the USA both at home and abroad.