Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Votey McVoteface...............................



The Economist takes note of the growing trend towards referendums.  Color them skeptical.  To wit:


Because referendums treat each issue in isolation, they allow voters to ignore the trade-offs inherent in policy choices and can thus render government incoherent. California, which has had referendums for a century, has been crippled by voters’ simultaneous demands for high spending and low taxes. A second danger is that fringe groups or vested interests use referendums to exercise outsize influence, particularly if few signatures are needed to call one and voter turnout is low

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