Voter preferences have near-zero effect on policy. Citizens want 45:1 medical research vs military spending, but get the reverse. RAPPA fixes this with a slider and a dream.
Democracy
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The US spends 3% more of GDP on government than Switzerland yet lives 6.5 fewer years. What if we just... looked at what works elsewhere and did that? Causal inference says yes.
46,000+ country-years of policy data. 3,500+ US state-years. Centuries of natural experiments we've never analysed. The OPG just asks: what worked? Then suggests doing that.
Princeton study shows 90% of Americans have zero impact on legislation. 0% or 100% support both equal 30% passage chance. Democracy is flat line.
Only 33-45% supported American Revolution. 16% backed the king. Half tried avoiding it. America founded by minority opinion that made everyone 52X richer.
Democracy increases GDP 20% over 30 years. Only get-rich-quick scheme that works. Like compound interest except voting rights make money somehow.
Half of Congress are millionaires vs 1% of population. When representatives are 50X wealthier than you, they represent millionaires. Shocking discovery.