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== Higher taxes, more research to prove not "where" to spend the money, but "on what, specifically?". Ever the problem with government and social science - gov
by abakker 7y ago
== Higher taxes, more research to prove not "where" to spend the money, but "on what, specifically?".
Ever the problem with government and social science - government is dependent on social science to conduct studies that provide that tax dollars are well spent, and then also required to convince the electorate of the value of that expenditure. It's a tough problem with no easy answers. Effective politicians tend to create public sentiment and then find evidence. Effective outcomes would dictate the order be reversed.
- titzer 7y ago> Effective politicians tend to create public sentiment and then find evidence It's really stunning when you consider that blowing a trillion dollars on a new fighter jet needed essentially zero popular support, but funding education is somehow so loony that it requires a solid political majority to even think about.
- abakker 7y agoAgree. Major difference between already having budget and getting budget allocated.