tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4965395778439498965.post3268168166270880289..comments2024-01-02T09:19:24.322-08:00Comments on The Late Enlightenment: Specialization and Gaming the SystemMichael Catonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01017910055699348111noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4965395778439498965.post-70798370503911847902009-11-16T07:02:00.613-08:002009-11-16T07:02:00.613-08:00Futarchy is a nice idea in theory, but it's al...Futarchy is a nice idea in theory, but it's all about picking the right metrics by which you measure your elected officials. The problem with metrics is that they can be gamed very easily. Go watch a call center at work for an hour or perhaps ask an educator about No Child Left Behind.<br /><br /><br />Put all the laws in a wiki?dbonfittohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787420987976232701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4965395778439498965.post-38591347450676346952009-11-13T12:39:42.389-08:002009-11-13T12:39:42.389-08:00But is futarchy necessarily about material improve...But is futarchy necessarily about material improvement? I don't think it is, or should be.<br /><br />I also don't think that there should necessarily be a length limit on the law of the land. This makes it more difficult to guarantee transparency, but a consistent, indexed, and searchable body of law would solve a lot of the problems that length creates.Michael Catonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01017910055699348111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4965395778439498965.post-33588960005775909922009-11-11T06:59:03.352-08:002009-11-11T06:59:03.352-08:00Futarchy?
Using GDP as the measure of success see...Futarchy?<br /><br />Using GDP as the measure of success seems very short-sighted. It would encourage the same behavior in the government that is encouraged in our corporations: Maximize next quarter's profits. <br /><br />It sounds like an easy system to game if you can get next year's power by maximizing this year's profits. Cut spending on things that don't pan out immediately as profit(environmental protection, primary education, NASA, civil rights) and push money towards quick bucks (corporate tax breaks, relaxed safety regulations, drill drill drill!)<br /><br />If the law of the land is too complex, put a word count or page count on it. A million words should come out to around 2000 pages at 500 words per page. Want to put something in? Take something else out.dbonfittohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787420987976232701noreply@blogger.com