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Sounds lovely At this point in the political universe these are the only measures that get through. We are living in a post policy era of governance. Hopefully
by bradleyjg 3y ago
Sounds lovely
At this point in the political universe these are the only measures that get through. We are living in a post policy era of governance. Hopefully the wonks can find some way to get the upper hand again, but I’m not optimistic.
- Racing0461 3y ago>>> We are living in a post policy era of governance What do you mean by this?
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- ceejayoz 3y agoIt's not my claim, but I'll take a stab at it. The increasingly accessible and increasingly rapid outrage/feedback loop brought to us by 24/7 cable news, social media, etc. has made it harder to push forward on meaningful complicated legislation. Something like the Voting Rights Act, Medicare, Social Security, or interstate highways would, I suspect, be strangled in the crib today by vested interests spreading misinformation about them.
- bradleyjg 3y agoNo one in power is trying to design and put in place comprehensive plans to solve any particular problem. It’s all isolated one-offs, mostly involving dumping money instead of regulation, intended to improve a politician’s or party’s political standing. The ACA and Dodd-Frank, whatever you think of them, were the last counter examples. That was more than a dozen years ago.