RE: There Are STILL No Free Lunches

[alexbeyman]

I think we ought to elect our leaders by vote, but that there should be math and literacy tests to qualify.

Comments

[mattclarke]

To qualify to vote, or to qualify to lead?

[alexbeyman]

To vote. To lead, one ought to hold a degree in a field relevant to the office they're seeking. We are today ruled mainly by lawyers, with the results we ought to expect from that.

[mattclarke]

Is that not Taxation without representation for those who don't/can't pass the testing?
Would you also support some kind of ethics comprehension component for the test?

[alexbeyman]

1. That's a good point I didn't think of. I guess it's an unsolvable problem then.
2. No, because language and mathematical mastery are objective, while it would be a rightfully contentious question who it is gets to design the ethics test, which answers are right/wrong, etc.