I suggest a new system where the primary goal is increasing human and environmental wellbeing. All policies are tested and if they fail to increase wellbeing they are no longer Implemented. Why do things based on beliefs and feelings when we can have facts and knowledge…
The important part being that policies are tested. Every policy should come with a desired outcome, the time scale for achieving it, and a way to measure it.
Exactly. I find that most political structures and policies aren’t informed by facts but just raw belief or faith it’s a good idea. Most political structures are from hundreds or thousands of years ago and aren’t informed by science, more so something we’ve inherited and kept up with through familiarity. The basis is why rely on faith when we can easily have facts on what best fosters human and environmental wellbeing
Also similar to the scientific method, there can be revision if there’s new information substantial enough to show old information was incomplete or incorrect.
That sounds like central planning, and the thing about that is when your bureaucracy gets big enough to test all the policies for a whole society, corrupt bastards sneak in and start meddling for personal gain.
You wouldn’t test something just once. You pick a few towns or cities to test on or few regions. Maybe you can mess up the numbers for one or two but multiple would be difficult.
I suggest a new system where the primary goal is increasing human and environmental wellbeing. All policies are tested and if they fail to increase wellbeing they are no longer Implemented. Why do things based on beliefs and feelings when we can have facts and knowledge…
The important part being that policies are tested. Every policy should come with a desired outcome, the time scale for achieving it, and a way to measure it.
Exactly. I find that most political structures and policies aren’t informed by facts but just raw belief or faith it’s a good idea. Most political structures are from hundreds or thousands of years ago and aren’t informed by science, more so something we’ve inherited and kept up with through familiarity. The basis is why rely on faith when we can easily have facts on what best fosters human and environmental wellbeing
Also similar to the scientific method, there can be revision if there’s new information substantial enough to show old information was incomplete or incorrect.
That sounds like central planning, and the thing about that is when your bureaucracy gets big enough to test all the policies for a whole society, corrupt bastards sneak in and start meddling for personal gain.
You wouldn’t test something just once. You pick a few towns or cities to test on or few regions. Maybe you can mess up the numbers for one or two but multiple would be difficult.