My central political thesis is that people that seek out political power have such insane ambition that doesn't allow for much personal creativity, they are generally hollow if not outright sociopathic.
If we take the money out of politics, about 90% of the frustrations we have with DC will abate. I just think at this point, representative democracy as conceived in the 1780's is archaic. Elected representatives plainly aren't getting it done for much of anyone congressionally. Why do you or I need to elect one person to represent what we want across a whole range of ideas? One person is supposed to reflect what you want on national defense, road funding, education, abortion, etc? It's ludicrous if you think about it.
It doesn't take a month to travel via horseback to get together and debate and vote. In a perfect world, we would all vote on issues via a virtual super-legislature, and if we know nothing about a particular issue, assign our vote to a proxy for that specific issue. You and I may agree 100% on staying out of Ukraine and getting fiber to rural Oklahoma, but disagree on abortion and college admissions grants. Why can't we vote how we want on Ukraine and rural fiber, and let abortion and college grants get worked out on their own? If I like David Allen's tech takes, I can give him my proxy and he votes how I want on tech issues. Magnify that times 400 million, and you have a small number of wonky people representing vast swaths via a proxy on certain issues and the second their constituents don't like hw they vote, the proxy is rescinded. This idea of pure democracy scares people shitless, but it would make voters choose to either get informed, or find someone that is reflective of what they generally want. I think most people would simply look at who reflects what they want on a specific issue and assign their proxy on that issue, and then you'd see a massive re-legislation that lots of the country would get behind.
Take our tax code. How to defend it, and how to blame one party over another? It's just wildly complex and frankly, understanding it or affording someone that can is a legitimate, concerning barrier to entry. It shouldn't be so wildly complicated. I invest in real estate and the super-depreciation loopholes right now that are being used is just crazy that they'd ever let the tax code get to this position. Great if you can afford it, I guess.
