Low-Hanging Fruit Policies That Don’t Get Implemented

Some policies seem like low-hanging fruit to benefit the US and its people, yet don’t get implemented. Why? It’s probably a combination of: • political wars that pull things back and forth instead of moving forward • voter confusion • voters prioritizing other topics • collective action problems • they’re blocked by the few who are made worse off by them • they are bad ideas, I’m wrong about them, or people’s values around them differ too much Regardless of the reason, here...
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What Would Help Address Racial Inequality In The U.S.?

Here are some ideas that various groups and individuals have suggested. I don’t know which of them are likely to be the most helpful. What do you think? Please let me know if you think of something I should add to this list.  Proposals people have made as potential means to try to improve the lives of Black Americans:  POLICE reduce funding for police departments, or reduce the number of police officers provide an alternative to calling the police (e.g., a hotline to...
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