The topics brought up in this chapter are especially relevant to students our age because we are at the age where we are eligible to vote. We need to actually understand who and what we're voting for. Economics ties into politics because suggestions to fix problems and suffering may be produced by economists, yet they go nowhere because politicians stand in the way. This is not because they necessarily agree or disagree with the policy, but as campaign slogan, the idea may not be popular. Their prime motivation is to 1) get in office and 2) get reelected in office, but sometimes that means pushing ideas that get the voters riled up. What they're promoting is not always what's best.
Because most of our classmates will be turning eighteen soon, we need to become familiar with how politics work. Although some (most?) politicians campaign on popular ideas, it is our job to do our own research and get necessary background on the topics at hand. It angers me that office holders are more interested in spitting hallow promises to get reelected, than to blatantly address problems and risk getting outvoted, yet it is our responsibility to not conform with the majority, and actually understand what we're voting for instead of acting on faulty facts and catchy campaign slogans.
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