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Im inclined to agree with most of what you say, although I dont follow economics or current events closely enough to have a strong opinion.

My point is that your thoughtful response about reliable continuity, both inter- and intra- president, is not present in a lot of the comments.

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Because it's a layer too rudimentary. You also don't see people commentating that "taxation is when the government takes a cut of a transaction or of property."

The only people who need to back up to "industrial policy requires consistency and transparency" are those who are either incapable of or willfully deciding not to understand what's going on around them.

It's becoming a real problem how the human brain is wired to prioritize "group-loyalty" over "factual accuracy."

I'm sure it worked great when we were in small groups living in caves, but it is making the modern world a lot more dangerous.

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