Do We Even Need Politicians?
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I'm Rufus Griscom. And I'm Michael Kovnat. And this is the next big idea. Today, would the world be better off without politicians? So Rufus, I want to talk about politics today.
Uh-oh, trouble. That's always a dangerous topic. Yes, indeed it is. But I I think wherever you sit on the political spectrum, whether you're left or right, it's pretty safe to say that most of us aren't thrilled with the people who are running things right now. Did you know that according to Gallup, Congress right now has a 15% approval rating?
That means 85% of us think they're doing a bad job. And these are the people who are supposed to that we've elected that are supposed to represent us. Well, at least we have consensus on something, apparently. Yeah, and it's not a blip either. I mean, it's particularly bad now, but over the years, the congressional approval rating has never been very high.
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