• radiohead37@lemmynsfw.com
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    2 days ago

    Adding uncertainty is one of the worst things you can do to an economy. But voters elected Trump because they see him better for the economy.

    Sometimes I wish there were no direct elections because people are just too stupid to understand even basic concepts of economics.

    • makyo@lemmy.world
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      Agreed, the US needed electoral reform 20 years ago. I mean, there is no perfect system but other democracies are a lot more kid proofed than the USA