[macksd]

I think that's exactly why we have a republic with representatives, but I don't even think people are qualified to pick good representatives. A campaign can easily pander to people who are acting selfishly or stupidly. At the end of the day, if you have people who can't even understand compound interest by the time they're entering university and who can't do a cost-benefit analysis on loans, why are those people supposed to catch nuances in monetary and fiscal policy and select from a panel of alleged experts?