Hi HN — I put this together as a plain-language, systems-oriented proposal rather than an advocacy piece.
The goal was to ask a narrow question: is it possible to design a fiscal accountability mechanism that is enforceable, non-partisan, and hard to subvert by the same actors it governs?
I’m mainly looking for flaws in the logic, edge cases, or historical examples that show why this would or wouldn’t work.
SubiculumCode•1mo ago
And why is fiscal 'accountability' important if it doesn't cause inflation?
concerneddude•1mo ago
….Because even if it doesn’t cause inflation, someone still has to pay for it.
Debt means future taxes, less flexibility in emergencies, and politicians never having to make real tradeoffs.
concerneddude•1mo ago
The goal was to ask a narrow question: is it possible to design a fiscal accountability mechanism that is enforceable, non-partisan, and hard to subvert by the same actors it governs?
I’m mainly looking for flaws in the logic, edge cases, or historical examples that show why this would or wouldn’t work.
SubiculumCode•1mo ago
concerneddude•1mo ago