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Lawmakers are elected on the basis not of wisdom or skill, but because they win elections. Once in office, lawmakers have to worry about getting reelected. The
by catlover76 3y ago
Lawmakers are elected on the basis not of wisdom or skill, but because they win elections.
Once in office, lawmakers have to worry about getting reelected. They aren't subject to an incentive structure that would encourage them to think long-term, etc.
- dartharva 3y agoEven so, this is so ominous anyone would be excused to suspect something more nefarious than sheer incompetence. Whether or not the lawmakers made it with vested interests, there should still have been someone to point it out! If the democratic setup of the most powerful country in the world can allow such degrees of stupidity it is quite concerning.
- catlover76 3y ago> If the democratic setup of the most powerful country in the world can allow such degrees of stupidity it is quite concerning. Well, it's a democratic setup, so its competence is unfortunately proportional to that of its voting public... edit: to be clear, my two comments in this subthread should not be construed to be the typical cynical "politicians are dumb and corrupt" opinion; many of them are smart and well-meaning, but the overall system is not conducive to allowing or encouraging anyone to do anything useful.