> At least with the (democratic) government, I will have some control
Citizen votes are non-binding. Politicians can do whatever they want once elected.
The vast majority of people don't even pay attention to what they do once in office, unless it's particularly bad.
Then once in office they don't have to face the consequences of reelection for 4-6 years.
Government transparency is getting better thanks to technology. But at the same time there are more and more 500-page bills that even the politicians don't read. And more agencies with ever growing power who operate in secrecy.
Transparency exists in corporations because they must operate in a market of both investors and customers. Both of those require visible results. In both the short and long term.
Governments are not result-driven. The negative effects of most policies often take effect long after the politican is gone.
In addition, the opportunity cost of Government backed economic and social policies are notoriously difficult to track. But arguably even if they were, based on recent political debates where things like the Fiscal cliff were not even mentioned, I doubt it would matter.
Citizen votes are non-binding. Politicians can do whatever they want once elected.
The vast majority of people don't even pay attention to what they do once in office, unless it's particularly bad.
Then once in office they don't have to face the consequences of reelection for 4-6 years.
Government transparency is getting better thanks to technology. But at the same time there are more and more 500-page bills that even the politicians don't read. And more agencies with ever growing power who operate in secrecy.
Transparency exists in corporations because they must operate in a market of both investors and customers. Both of those require visible results. In both the short and long term.
Governments are not result-driven. The negative effects of most policies often take effect long after the politican is gone.
In addition, the opportunity cost of Government backed economic and social policies are notoriously difficult to track. But arguably even if they were, based on recent political debates where things like the Fiscal cliff were not even mentioned, I doubt it would matter.