Quote:I disagree that it's the size of the government that's the problem. Instead i think it's who the government truly represents.


We've moved into a direction where the definition of success for both Republicans and Democrats is "Getting Reelected". I remember watching the Daily Show, and John Oliver was interviewing one of Harry Reid's people. And he asked him "What is the definition of success for a politician?" and his answer was "Getting reelected."


Politicians aim not to make things better for America, but to continue getting elected.


Part of the problem is, HOW they go about getting reelected. By giving into special interests and lobbyists and letting Corporations have the most say. Elections are bought and sold like a commodity essentially.


So we have politicians who's number 1 goal isn't to do what's best for his constituents. It's to do what his constituents want them to do to the point where he can get reelected (which has started turning us into closer to a direct democracy rather than a republic) AND -- more importantly, do whatever special interests and big corporations who fund him will do, because that's how he's going to get the money to get reelected. Which he in turn sells to the public as a good thing, even when it might not be in their best interest.


There's a lot of misinformation out there, and it's all a part of marketing. The spin-masters (and this is for both sides, mind you. Not just Republicans, and not just Democrats. Both sides are EQUALLY guilty) know how to make things look like they're better for the people than they really are.


To fix our government, politicians have to represent the people. That's why they're called representatives.