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Governments should focus more on long-termism than short-termism in general.
by alexfromapex 6y ago
Governments should focus more on long-termism than short-termism in general.
- caiobegotti 6y agoFor better or worse most politicians terms are "short" in that sense so you get where this thinking come from.
- titzer 6y agoWhich usually involves stopping, or at least short-circuiting the short-term profit motive. But governments have a lot of power and wield a lot of money. The public purse is a nice prize for corrupt corporations to target, and chipping away at regulations that keep this machine pointed the right direction for the long term is all the rage across a whole side of the political spectrum.
- acheron 6y agoSounds like a good way to get voted out in favor of the other guy who promises short term benefits.