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If no-one tells the voters that what they’re voting for doesn’t make economic sense, then where are they supposed to find out? Vested interests and popularist
by mr_toad 8y ago
If no-one tells the voters that what they’re voting for doesn’t make economic sense, then where are they supposed to find out?
Vested interests and popularist politicians have no interest in the facts, and are why we need newspapers ‘telling them otherwise’.
- kodablah 8y agoI think you're confusing telling voters what they're voting for and telling voters whether it's good or bad. Arts and entertainment are too subjective for these journalists to objectively proclaim they are bad deals. In the instance with the new Cowboys' stadium and the new Rangers' stadium, the electorate was plenty informed.
- emiliobumachar 8y agoBy "plenty informed", do you mean no more than a tiny minority thought they were buying far more economic stimulus than it would be realistic to expect? If everyone knew they were just using government to buy entertainment in bulk, them you are right, but things are often not like that.