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My limited understanding of the system is that it is a feature, not a bug. Both sides of the aisle have patrons that feed at this trough and I doubt we'll ever
by pstuart 3y ago
My limited understanding of the system is that it is a feature, not a bug.
Both sides of the aisle have patrons that feed at this trough and I doubt we'll ever get consensus better operational insights and less waste and fraud.
Like so many other issues, the only thing holding us back from achieving this is will.
- tacocataco 3y agoIntroduce competition into the electoral process by doing away with First Past The Post voting in favor of Ranked Choice voting/Single Transferable vote/STAR voting/Alternative vote. People should be free to vote for someone that best represents them, without worrying about a spoiler effect or strategic voting practices.
- pstuart 3y agoThat would be a great start for democracy. Real change requires Congress to do its job, and it's pretty much paralyzed these days. There's plenty of input to consider on how to improve things, we just need to find the collective will to act on it. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/reforming-federal-procurement-and-acquisitions-policies/ https://www.brookings.edu/articles/reforming-federal-procure...