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Good intentions have a poor record in politics and public policy But how else does one start? With bad intentions? If we are talking about ways to "produce hea
by revorad 16y ago
Good intentions have a poor record in politics and public policy
But how else does one start? With bad intentions? If we are talking about ways to "produce healthy, growing, prosperous, safe societies", good intentions are a given.
The question is how one uses available data to steer ourselves in the direction of achieving those good intentions.
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- Retric 16y agoI suspect ignoring morality and optimizing for long term productive output is probably more effective than focusing on morality. Everything has diminishing returns but a good mix of education, healthcare, research and infrastructure spending is required to optimize long term productivity. Corruption and protected industry's are harmful so you eliminate them. A simple tax system that focuses on maximizing revenue outperforms other approaches while limiting enforcement costs. etc. PS: At some point further investment will have diminishing returns but the US is still well below that threshold with our current technology and we are constantly innovating. And a light hand reduces the tendency for revolution.
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