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by bradleyjg 989 days ago
Sounds lovely

At this point in the political universe these are the only measures that get through. We are living in a post policy era of governance. Hopefully the wonks can find some way to get the upper hand again, but I’m not optimistic.

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>>> We are living in a post policy era of governance

What do you mean by this?

No one in power is trying to design and put in place comprehensive plans to solve any particular problem. It’s all isolated one-offs, mostly involving dumping money instead of regulation, intended to improve a politician’s or party’s political standing.

The ACA and Dodd-Frank, whatever you think of them, were the last counter examples. That was more than a dozen years ago.

It's not my claim, but I'll take a stab at it.

The increasingly accessible and increasingly rapid outrage/feedback loop brought to us by 24/7 cable news, social media, etc. has made it harder to push forward on meaningful complicated legislation.

Something like the Voting Rights Act, Medicare, Social Security, or interstate highways would, I suspect, be strangled in the crib today by vested interests spreading misinformation about them.