☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlM to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days agoIf the US is a democracy then Americans are responsible for the actions of their leaderslemmy.mlimagemessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageIf the US is a democracy then Americans are responsible for the actions of their leaderslemmy.ml☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlM to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square36linkfedilink
minus-squarekibiz0r@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoHere’s a chart of how likely a policy is to become enacted (Y axis), based on public support of the policy (X axis):
minus-squareapotheotic (she/her)@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoI’m very confused by the purple line
minus-squarekibiz0r@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoThe purple line is the bottom 90% of the population by income. So basically, public opinion does not impact policy in any statistically significant way. https://youtube.com/watch?v=5tu32CCA_Ig
minus-squareapotheotic (she/her)@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoI gathered as much, it just seems weird that its pinned at what appears at a glance like 35%? Is that just what percentage of policies in general get enacted? Edit: watched the video, its 30% and yes
Here’s a chart of how likely a policy is to become enacted (Y axis), based on public support of the policy (X axis):
I’m very confused by the purple line
The purple line is the bottom 90% of the population by income.
So basically, public opinion does not impact policy in any statistically significant way.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=5tu32CCA_Ig
I gathered as much, it just seems weird that its pinned at what appears at a glance like 35%? Is that just what percentage of policies in general get enacted?
Edit: watched the video, its 30% and yes