The biggest lie the political circus has managed to spread is that if the system is broken, it's because the voters should do more. It's never because of corruption, lobbyism, populism, billionaires funding political campaigns, corporations pushing their interests.
No, always blame the voter. But please don't complain too loudly, say the protest laws. And so we keep the farçe alive for another 4 years.
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The carbon tax would be a swell idea, but no politician will ever table it, because none of the major players that put money in their pocket want it.
Obviously everyone is pushing for their own interests, some of them more effectively than others. But I also don't see many voters ranking this as their single biggest issue, and politicians are well aware of that. Whatever forces you think are pulling the strings behind the scenes, getting to broad support seems likely to be a necessary precondition to overcoming the inertia of a system and a people that are generally comfortable with the status quo.
How did the voters react to the gas tax increases in France? Was that the result of the evil billionaires and lobbyists? Or was it regular people afraid of the potential disruption to their lives?
No, always blame the voter. But please don't complain too loudly, say the protest laws. And so we keep the farçe alive for another 4 years.
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The carbon tax would be a swell idea, but no politician will ever table it, because none of the major players that put money in their pocket want it.