¶ … propositions that pertain to the policy-making process. After that, these propositions are to be tested. The author of this response will offer these three propositions, and the rationale behind them, one by one. The first proposition is that policy-making should be based less on simply facets of compassions and "fairness" and more on the results that would be garnered. A lot of people, for example, say that welfare was an absolutely needed lifeline for people while others say that allowing welfare-usage in perpetuity is a bad thing. Second, it should be questioned whether extensions of government health programs (e.g. ObamaCare) actually contribute to their usage (or, more importantly, over-usage and abuse) or if the aggregate results is good overall. Third, the question should be asked whether legislative mechanisms like the filibuster hurt or harm the overall process.
As for concerns about compassion and fairness, the author of this author posits that these discussions noticeably detract from the overall quality of the debate and ensuing results because some people have very stunted perspectives and/or offer theories that are simply devoid of logic. The act of pandering while advocating for legislation is the habit of many politicians and these folks making it fairly obvious that they are doing exactly that is a problem and it is more of a problem than the vitriol that comes from many corners from know-nothing nobodies, such as was mentioned by Hacker (2010). Public policy making should be based on bring the most good to as many people as possible and not as a way to "get even" or score political points and despite what Hacker says, going about policy reasonably and scientifically is a lot better than what led to ObamaCare and Hacker seems to be aloof about that. Studies and summaries like the one done by NYS Health Foundation (2009), while not impervious to bias and political agendas, should be the way to go.
As for the second point, this is not one of the examples given for the next section but it's a great example, that being...
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