This chapter explores the relationship between vouchers and matching funds in elections, highlighting the vulnerabilities and weaknesses of both systems. It also discusses issues with the current system of representation, concerns about exacerbating polarization, and the impact of the Democracy Voucher program in Seattle.
Even great ideas need to be studied and understood scientifically. Jennifer Heerwig has done more than anyone studying the effects of the voucher experiment in Seattle, Washington. In this episode, we hear what she has learned, and what that could mean for reform more generally.