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Governance Theater
Entry #0949
The reason a treasury vote is framed as a formality
Presenting a large spending vote as a routine rubber stamp discourages scrutiny, so the framing itself lowers resistance to a decision that deserves the most.
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Calling a big spend a formality lowers the scrutiny it most deserves. The framing decides the vote by managing expectations of it.