[bradleyjg]

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.

[Racing0461]

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

What do you mean by this?

[bradleyjg]

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.

[ceejayoz]

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.