You might not think of something like TurboTax as a civic venture, but that product took a confusing interface to a government process and made it simpler and easier to use for citizens.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Just as TurboTax simplified much of the tax process, so has the colossally scary legal process been reduced to a kinder, gentler series of mouse clicks and 'Continue' buttons by LegalZoom, the online leader that has become so prominent in its market that it's practically a generic.
It is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a police state.
I do not comment on politics, but I see computerization of the election process as good for stability and social harmony.
If there's one thing government needs desperately, it's the ability to quickly try something, pivot when necessary, and build complex systems by starting with simple systems that work and evolving from there, not the other way around.
To be sure, the Fair Tax is a big idea. However, I believe America was built on big ideas, and I was elected to Congress to fight for those big ideas, not nibble around the edges of a broken and destructive system. The FairTax would be a real stimulus for economic growth, and it wouldn't cost taxpayers a dime.
I love cities, and I love city governments in particular. But in politics it would have taken me 8 years from implementing a policy before I would get to see the feedback. With programming I could model the same policies and see the impact immediately. Technology is a far more efficient way to test.
Taxpayers deserve a government that harnesses technology to better serve the people.
Government is supposed to be about how we do things together, and we can do that much more together if we use technology smartly right now.
I've already established my (political)machinery. It's like a car. It's fixed already. You just have to get in and drive it.
We want a system that will improve consistency and steadiness in the quality of government.
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