Oh how they like to fire up the crowds. The speak so beautifully, but what the hell are they really saying? Take Detroit for example and how they've been pretty much screwed by incompetence over the last 5 years. And it's mostly due to the fact that many politicians often don't understand how to truly work with economics.
I see that a lot now. It seems as though public officials are basically just some idealists that make themselves sound like good people and promise great things, and people believe them. Yet when they finally get to work they realize how little they knew about what they were talking about. It's pretty much society electing the best cheerleader to be the head football coach.
I see this not only in the speeches of the Detroit mayoral candidates (who did talk a lot for a a position that couldn't do much of anything). In political clubs. And political science majors (yes I'm calling them out). I really think that these people need to come up with something more than just a good idea. They need to proof it first. They need to read an econ book. Or at least plan to do so anyway.
Jose, you make good points. Politicians always love to say they are going to get a lot done but then end up taking longer to carry out there vision or they do not carry it out at all. However, we can't blame this lack of productivity all on ineptitude of the politicians. Although some politicians are very inept at their jobs and I will never understand how they got to such a position, sometimes politicians try to pass legislation or bills to help grow the economy and they end up getting lost in the Senate and House, due to constant gridlock. Politicians need to put their egos aside and remember whats best for the country.
ReplyDeleteJose, I actually had this very problem in mind when I became interested in the topic for this class. All too often the rhetoric does not have much of a policy backing. As Tucker rightly points out, this is partly a problem with gridlock and other logistical hangups. But instead of focusing on very symbolic issue, I think much lofty rhetoric needs to have a more down-to-earth partner. Ironically, a very unsexy policy is often the best mate for a sexy slogan. It is when too extremely attractive things mix together that bad things result.
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