> Surely you have to do some kind of math eventually, or else you'll end up prioritizing whatever sounds the most dramatic instead of the things that actually matter (consider people who are more afraid of sharks than drowning, even though shark deaths are 1 in 4,332,817 and drowning deaths are 1 in 1,134)
TSA? Or any other "but think of the children"-type bill? Or look at water-scarcity "solutions" in the south west for something different.
I'm serious, "prioritizing whatever sounds the most dramatic instead of the things that actually matter" is literally 90% of the politician's playbook.
TSA? Or any other "but think of the children"-type bill? Or look at water-scarcity "solutions" in the south west for something different.
I'm serious, "prioritizing whatever sounds the most dramatic instead of the things that actually matter" is literally 90% of the politician's playbook.