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Good morning Mr. President! You wake up after a snap election in the US to find out that you are the new POTUS, what are the five first things that you focus on to reverse the current course of the US (lemmy.zip)
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You have a super majority in all branches of government, you don't need to consider other parties.

Where do you start, and what is your overall stratergy?

Will you get a second term?

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[–] 78 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I would immediately begin searching for and hiring the smartest people in every field to help me to make my decisions. The best economists, scientists, biologists, climatologists, foreign policists, etc. I am not smart enough to be POTUS and that's exactly who the POTUS should be, someone who is willing to listen and do what is best based on proper advice.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    My mentor always said: "If you are the smartest person in the room, you need to find another room"

    I always remembered that

    Also: You described Plato's Philosopher King

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