I think you're forgetting, or not acknowledging, that the "strong leader" is a common commodity when wars are in the offing. I fully expect some form of Asian conflict to occur to go along with the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. Possibly not this year but within about 5 years. It will likely start with China annexing Taiwan but it could expand even to a World War from there (I hope not). I think at least some of politics is actually following this trend, preparing for strong leaders during conflict. If I'm wrong I still think that people are responding to the presentiment of that possibility, the "tension in the air" so to speak.
I'm also curious why you haven't tackled this topic yet: https://www.cremieux.xyz/p/trump-should-finish-what-he-started?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=email
I very much like the idea of scrapping the current VAT and income tax in favour of something like DBCFT. It seems like you'd alleviate several issues.
I think you're forgetting, or not acknowledging, that the "strong leader" is a common commodity when wars are in the offing. I fully expect some form of Asian conflict to occur to go along with the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. Possibly not this year but within about 5 years. It will likely start with China annexing Taiwan but it could expand even to a World War from there (I hope not). I think at least some of politics is actually following this trend, preparing for strong leaders during conflict. If I'm wrong I still think that people are responding to the presentiment of that possibility, the "tension in the air" so to speak.