This line especially stood out to me. I know that propaganda has a big role in the current civil war-level divisions... but the tribalism is baked in.
"Politicians benefit from voters who can’t evaluate their claims. If you can’t verify what programs actually cost or what they achieve, debates stay tribal. “My team says it’s good” becomes the only evaluation criterion available."
Jason, when the Missouri DOR tried in 1999 to offer a pre-filled tax form, Intuit hired a lobbyist to stop us from interfering with their business.
Shocker!
Heck yeah.
This line especially stood out to me. I know that propaganda has a big role in the current civil war-level divisions... but the tribalism is baked in.
"Politicians benefit from voters who can’t evaluate their claims. If you can’t verify what programs actually cost or what they achieve, debates stay tribal. “My team says it’s good” becomes the only evaluation criterion available."