ERWIN HARGROVE

The reality is that if there were sufficient information, the issue would likely have been resolved at a lower level. See Adam Yarmalinsky’s quotation {38346} .

This has been the conventional wisdom in American politics. However, George W. Bush not only had a small majority in Congress but he had garnered fewer popular votes than his opponents, but won with the electoral college. None the less, he massively cut taxes, mostly for the rich, and changed from the balanced budget to huge deficit spending. He pushed a major drug insurance program through and even tried to privatize Social Security. Obama, the next president had a substantial majority for his party and had a broad mandate, but in his reform issues he had very slim majorities. He went ahead anyway and in his first term he passed stunning and substantial reforms including Health Care Reform and Financial Regulation Reform. These reforms may or may not be able to be enforced in the future. See {625493} for a similar view.

This has been the conventional wisdom in American politics. However, George W. Bush not only had a small majority in Congress but he had garnered fewer popular votes than his opponents, but won with the electoral college. None the less, he massively cut taxes, mostly for the rich, and changed from the balanced budget to huge deficit spending. He pushed a major drug insurance program through and even tried to privatize Social Security. Obama, the next president had a substantial majority for his party and had a broad mandate, but in his reform issues he had very slim majorities. He went ahead anyway and in his first term he passed stunning and substantial reforms including Health Care Reform and Financial Regulation Reform. These reforms may or may not be able to be enforced in the future. See {625493} for a similar view.

The reality is that if there were sufficient information, the issue would likely have been resolved at a lower level. See Adam Yarmalinsky’s quotation {38346} .