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See “Public Choice Theory”: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_choice https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_choice Or watch the BBC comedy “Yes, Minister”
by abtinf 2y ago
See “Public Choice Theory”: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_choice https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_choice
Or watch the BBC comedy “Yes, Minister” and “Yes, Prime Minister” to grasp how government (as well as most large companies) actually works.
- kbolino 2y agoYep. Basically, in no election we can practically foresee, is this going to be a politically salient issue. The voters aren't motivated enough about it, and the interest groups involved are mostly aligned on keeping the status quo. Elections put people and parties into power, not individual ideas.
- tmcdos 2y agoDirect democracy (https://klissarov.eu/en/books/platform-of-the-pp-direct-democracy/ https://klissarov.eu/en/books/platform-of-the-pp-direct-demo...) can change the status quo - if enough people get up from the couch and do vote for it. It just needs to reach a critical mass - but at the moment people are too lazy and wait for someone else to do the job.