Democracy is working as intended. Voters prioritize how well politicians virtue signal about wedge issues, then short-term economic stimulus (e.g. bragging abou

Democracy is working as intended. Voters prioritize how well politicians virtue signal about wedge issues, then short-term economic stimulus (e.g. bragging about jobs created by unnecessary tax incentives), then meaningful policy, and only then, do they care about technical details of this meaningful policy. It's no surprise that they outsource the last part of lobbyists.