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Public opinion can def have effect if you live in a democracy. Politicians rather pay more for something else if they think it will help them / avoid hurt them.

Public opinion can def have effect if you live in a democracy. Politicians rather pay more for something else if they think it will help them / avoid hurt them. Might not work in America though.

FpUser 7mo ago
>"Public opinion can def have effect if you live in a democracy." Having ability to choose between 2 sides of the same ass does not look like much of democracy. Never mind the money the candidate has to have and where this money comes from. And what happens to this democracy when the bills come due and the interest on government borrowing "on behalf" can no longer be paid.
- bdangubic 7mo ago
  when the bills come due you just print more money :)
  - FpUser 7mo ago
    Nope. Government borrows money from investors. including big ones. at some points the investors might come back with a different proposal. peasants can potentially do something about it as well.
    - bdangubic 7mo ago
      google “quantitative easing (QE)”
      - FpUser 7mo ago
        That is total BS strategy, especially now
    - gzread 7mo ago
      That already happened this week. Due to the Iran invasion, the bond market froze up.
gzread 7mo ago
The probability of a proposed measure passing in America depends linearly on how much of the population supports it. If 0% of the population supports it, it has a 30% chance of passing. If 100% of the population supports it, it has a 30% chance of passing.