Political leaders say they way a “systemic” fix to America’s problems – but Aimee Juarez doesn’t believe them.
Writing at Rethinking Complexity, she suggests that American politicians are very good at causing system problems but not at fixing them. The only kind of solution congress ever looks for are piecemeal solutions, with little regard to the big picture or long-term consequences.
As a result even good ideas can push us deeper into the hole we’re digging … because systemic problems require system-wide solutions.