

I don’t look at it is taking care of the unemployed.
Ireland has punched above its weight for centuries in producing cultural works. This is Ireland investing in its arts community directly by having its struggling artists be able to spend more time making art instead of other jobs.
A thriving arts scene creates prestige for the country, provides amenities to the local population, and increases tourism.






But no, there is this magical third option where there is a structure to run a government as massive as the federal government and actually has plans on how to run the government and not grift to help act as a ratchet to keep politics more conservative.
The only third party I respect is the Working Families Party, and part of that is that they are willing to play the current game of politics to get their policies implemented or at least a version closer to their vision.