Drew Hanson, introduction, question 6

The passages I thought were most interesting were passages like "even many of our political leaders could use a dose of Econ 101" and "Were Obama's comments good economics, or just good politics?" These passages stuck out to me along with the examples that support them because they make a distinction between the decisions that should be made and the decisions that people in very powerful positions are making on a regular basis. How is it that the people who make most of the economic decisions are allowed to be so uneducated economically? If the "drive by delivery" and the "dey-took-our-jerbbbs" policies are so economically unsound how are they not screened by an economist before making it onto a politicians platform? How Can We Make Less Dumb Decisions? WHAT ARE WE DOING WRONG??????