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In American politics you don't even need to deliver on the jobs. You can just make some shit up and blame everybody's problems on something else (e.g. free trad
by vmchale 7y ago
In American politics you don't even need to deliver on the jobs. You can just make some shit up and blame everybody's problems on something else (e.g. free trade, immigrants) and then whip up a frenzy and never deliver. But even after consistently never delivering you're still on the side of the people. Somehow.
- bamboozled 7y agoIt would be cool if there was a (website?) which clearly showed the amount of promises a politician actually keeps. It would be nice to see it put together in a nice, visual way too so everyone can understand it. Ie, verified number of jobs delivered to said community etc. It would be also nice to have donations clearly labelled against a politicians profile. The major issue for me is there is a major lack of transparency and accountability in politics right now, globally. Honestly, I feel like the old four year term system is just way too out of date with the current crisis we need to solve.
- lotsofpulp 7y agoIt’s not possible because it’s simply not easy to measure many complicated things, such as job growth over many years due to specific actions or infrastructure development that takes a decade or more, but politicians go in and out quicker and voters minds don’t pay attention for that long.
- sjg007 7y agoYou do actually need to deliver economic growth but that is a lagging indicator. If the economy goes south and you are President, you will lose your job. The House and Senate are somewhat shielded because their politics is local. Also bear in mind that one of the political parties caters to single issue voters.