Interesting views. They focus on weaknesses of the Government. I tend to focus on the inherent weaknesses of the voters.
Those who are highly dependent on government services tend to move into cities, where government support services are more readily available. More often than not, they are people who have made bad choices in life. They tend to think "emotionally" rather than pragmatically. They are looking for someone to lift them out of the problems their bad choices made. They will ALWAYS love whatever politician offers them MORE support. As they are emotional voters, they will be quick to side with (vote) whatever cause/group is promoted as being oppressed/downtrodden. They do not require real and rational proof for their positions.
Many big cites have added bail reform, as well as a cessation of arrest for theft under one thousand dollars. If a city-dweller is hungry, he need only go to the local store and steal 500 dollars worth of groceries. He will face no consequences (no arrest and no charges). If a dweller from the country-side is hungry, and shoots a deer (without the proper season and license/tag), he loses his truck and gun, pays onerous fines, and may face jail time. In many cases his truck was his only means to get to work. People from the country face stiffer consequences for the same level of harm (taking food).
We have the commonly discussed "Disneyland Problem". If a home is a Democracy (where the three children get the same vote as the parents), the children will vote for everyone to go to Disneyland every day. The parents (who work the jobs and pay the bills) will be outvoted. Eventually the family will go bankrupts, the house will be repossessed, and family will find itself on the streets. There needs to be the recognition that the parents (who pay the bills) should have more "weighing" to their votes. Currently, everyone's votes in the USA are weighed the same.
The only fix is unconstitutional, but there is one. It would work like this:
For every thousand dollars you pay into taxes, but do NOT get back as a refund, you get one extra vote (up to a maximum of 10). The limit of 10 is prevent millionaires from controlling the vote. With this system, everyone gets at least one vote. Those who are paying in MORE to support the nation, have a greater say in WHO gets elected. Those who are dependent upon government services and support only get a single vote. This will put the Adults back in charge of "home", and not get outvoted by the "children". This will make big cities less of a "powerhouse of the liberal movement". If a person who pays for initiatives with their taxes, is willing to pay for what they want, their motives are less questioned. Currently, people are demanding pie-in-the-sky, because they know their aspirations will be paid for by "some rich guy". It won't be the burden of those who earn little or nothing.
