i dunno. i think this is a problematic perception, and one of the great achievements of modern politics - to make people believe there is a real challenge there

i dunno. i think this is a problematic perception, and one of the great achievements of modern politics - to make people believe there is a real challenge there - and not a well understood one which is the primary function of government. in essence i feel they convince us that they have a good reason to not do their jobs - they can do this because they are great sales people - which makes sense because we select them by popularity contest. remove patents is a simple solution for instance, its not hard to implement either and it will save running costs etc. the consequences might be complex... i'd like to think it would just help everyone. its not like, e.g. legalising marijuana where you need to think about previous convictions. you really could just invalidate every patent overnight.