Earlier quoted context omitted.
If gerrymandering persists, the dysfunction of Congress will also persist, no matter how many members there are. Representatives have no incentives to behave responsibly under the current districting situation.
One of the intended consequences of increasing the number of members is that each one is more easily replaced if they do not accurately represent the views of the constituents. My back of the envelope math gives the US 6400 member of the house at the current population which also has the effect of reducing each single member's importance.
Why inequality persists in America
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For a luxury thing like a yacht it wouldn't bother anyone. When it happens to necessities like housing, food and healthcare then it's quite rational to be bothered.
Right, that is exactly my point. The fact that inequality exists doesn't bother most people, it's poverty (the lack of housing, food, healthcare...) that bothers people. Inequality is irrelevant to the core issue, poverty.
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#33The article mentions the book talking about how we don't care about other peoples kids as being one of the problems. I think that is a symptom of realizing that the world at large doesn't care for us, and if we only have so much time and energy to give we give it to our own. Also it seems like inequality is multifaceted. Everyone has more now then they have ever had, more stuff, more tech, more access to everything y…
more debt, more inequality, less security about the future.
Re: Why inequality persists in America
#34Yet another article about income inequality that does not talk about government corruption.
The article concludes with the lack of representation in Congress which is certainly linked.