Lies and Ignorant Voters

In every election the candidates will try to communicate their views on issues they think resonate with the voters. Those views are sprinkled with statements that are spun toward what they think voters want to hear, whether the office has the authority or not. Sometimes the spin approaches outright lies.

I love it when a presidential candidate promises to cut taxes. Let’s see, the president has the veto power but not the power to raise or lower taxes. That authority belongs to the legislature. The president can’t do squat about taxes, other than vetoing a tax bill.

Another example is the economy. Again the president only has veto authority so what, if anything, can he/she do about it? Not much really, and government shouldn’t even try. Our economic system is quite self-correcting as long a government leaves it alone.

In short, the office of president actually has very little authority to affect what most seem to want fixed. The promises are hollow indeed, since the candidates know about the limitations.
What’s even worse is that the voters swallow the swill they’re fed. The voters don’t know any better. The voters blame the president, whoever is in office, for anything they don’t like regardless if he could or should do anything about it. It’s amazing how ignorant We The People are about our own government