In The Prince, Machiavelli makes the statement that “men will judge their prince solely on appearance” and “thus it does not matter to the people that a prince may occasionally employ evil to achieve his goal” this position is very brash as he shows that appearance is greater then actions even if they are immoral. In today’s world no one has taken more away from this statement then the Republican Party, who have established themselves as the party for economic change. In the article “Economic Policy? More Listen to Conservatives” in the New York Times, emphasizes the new position of the Republican that led them to take the House of Representatives, even when it was under their control on government that led the economy near a second depression. Machiavelli would be proud of the Republican Party’s ability to rebrand themselves as something that is better then what they truly are, with policies such as “Pledge to America” and attacks on controversial Federal Reserve policy.
The Republican Party make policies such as the Pledge to America call for “a ban on tax increases, a tax deduction for small businesses and a reduction in government regulations. However, its proposals for paring the budget deficit — canceling unspent stimulus funds, ending government control of the mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, capping new discretionary spending and rooting out wasteful programs” but the article shows the party has no way of doing it or how it would help the economy through the Pledge. The GOP gives of an image that they can repair the economy in a way that all can benefit, meanwhile having no real clue of how it’s going to work. The Machiavellian ideal of appearance gives the people nothing more then a façade just as the Republican do with it policies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/01/business/economy/01economists.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=Economic%20Policy&st=cse
