> I assume you mean they do a good job of not acting in their own interests...? They do a good jobs of working in the interest of their constituents. Whether t

> I assume you mean they do a good job of not acting in their own interests...? They do a good jobs of working in the interest of their constituents. Whether that also includes self interest, I don’t know. They are politicians, their job is to work for their constituents, if we’ve managed to align their self interest with doing their jobs well, that seems fine. > Let me know what state I should move to. State and local governments seem to be rated fairly well, just go to one that matches your ideology. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/04/11/americans-rate-their-federal-state-and-local-governments-less-positively-than-a-few-years-ago/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/04/11/americans... Pew reports on a negative trend, but states have a huge head start on the federal government.