The Melzer Richard Model Analysis

The primary motivation of any politician is election, and by extension, reelection. Republicans, for example, tend to run on a anti/small government platform. It is politically advantageous for the general public to believe in the ineffectiveness of government, if it as platform that politicians can benefit from. The Submerged State discusses how many social programs which are funded by taxpayer dollars, for example, the Earned Income Tax Credit, which is not widely recognizable to the general public as a government social program. The creates misperceptions which have an important effect on the electorate, the median voter does not seem him/herself as being a beneficiary of the tax dollars that they are contributing to the system. The beneficiaries are also less likely to see their effective tax rate as being fair. (LecturePS174_SubmergedState 15). The Melzer Richard Model assumes that voters are knowledgeable about tax and transfer policies. (LecturePS174_Melzer-RichardModel 4). The invisibility of these tax transfers also makes the taxpayer less likely to support the candidates or the …show more content…
(LecturePS174_Final 12). This empowers the most powerful industries of our nation. A transference of governmental regulatory authority to for-profit businesses is not in the common interest of the American citizen. Private industries en masse will support the policies that benefit them financially. Large banks support the politicians that enable them to collect taxpayer monies in the distribution of mortgage credits, student loan subsidies, and specialized government tax programs. There are not many organizations that represent the average voter, thus when corporate interests mobilize through lobbyists, politicians are inclined to design the suit their interests and bolster their own prospects at reelection. (LecturePS174_Final 16). Voters are intentionally being manipulated by this system (Backer, Pierson