32 posts tagged government  Thinking Ahead  We’ve turned
politics into a career, which means it’s a career focused on
getting re-elected…  I’m not sure I’m as optimistic about the
voting public, as a whole, but I do agree that—outside of
dogma—the average, informed citizen is thinking further down the
road than the average politician. And that saddens me. Our
system essentially necessitates it. We’ve turned politics into a
career, which means it’s a career focused on getting re-elected
(short-term) rather than doing hard, good things for the country
(long-term).  Flat Tax  I don’t understand at all why it has
taken so long to get to this point. A flat tax seems so
painfully obvious as the best way to manage income tax. The only
thing I can think is that, for the most part, the people who
benefit most from the current tax system are the ones in charge
of managing said system. Surprise, surprise.  I hope Fred’s
right. I too would be excited to see a true simplification of
the tax system.   We get what others lo