This is what's so hard about our current politics: things poll well, but people don't believe that politicians are telling the truth.
Zephyr TeachoutThings poll well, but people don't believe that politicians are telling the truth. Politicians might mention renewable energy, and the public will think, "That sounds good, but I don't believe they're going to do everything they can to build those towers."
Zephyr TeachoutIt's a lot harder to push forward things, like energy policy. There's a big dream out there about wind and solar power.
Zephyr TeachoutOftentimes people get it wrong when they say we need to educate voters first and then give them power. I tend to favor giving them power first.
Zephyr TeachoutYou can have very big local government. By big, I mean very engaged government. Do you measure it in terms of the number of laws? Number of employees? You could make arguments for either one. I tend to think the axis of the size of government is the wrong concern. But I do think that situating power more locally is a legitimate approach.
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