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RE: Why good people have bad politics
"I cannot call an expert when I have to vote."
That's not entirely true, thats what pundits are. Ok, you can't call them, true, but they are on TV 24/7.
The real problem is that the most contentious issues are ones that can't be properly answered, either because the answer is unknowable or because there is too much missing information.
For instance you can have two expert economists look at the same tax plan, and give wildly different conclusions as to how it would affect the economy. There are too many unknowns to really answer most issues correctly.
Well as a fan of Austrian economics I would probably have a pretty strong opinion on such a plan. That does not necessarily mean I am right, but the fact would be that there must be a correct opinion. How to find it is tricky. Sadly I think they even people who say they agree with Austrian economics do not understand it fully.
Pundits on the other hand? No. They rarely understand much. They can be entertaining though.