How good a decision was can only be judged by those affected by it, amirite?

+63 How good a decision was can only be judged by those affected by it, amirite?

by Anonymous 10 years ago

Being only 17 without a normal job, I am unaffected by taxes and other economic and political decisions made by the government. But that doesn't mean I don't understand how they work and can have a strong opinion about whether it was a good idea or not.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

But they //do// affect you because they affect the world in which you someday will have to pay them

by Anonymous 11 years ago

The key word being "someday."

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I suppose you're right, what I should have said was the judgment of somebody affected by something has more weight.

by Anonymous 11 years ago