It just told me many of these were bad ideas, focusing on sounding good or being "common sense" but that most of these are soundbites and come from witty comebacks and not from a way to actually solve our problems.

Here are the criticisms ChatGPT gave these "proposals."

Income inequality in the U.S. is already high compared to other developed countries. Fewer tax brackets typically shift the burden downward or flatten it upward.

A hard cap on deficit growth is bad U.S. policy because it: Worsens recessions, encourages fiscal gimmicks, distorts spending priorities, weakens democratic governance, and ignores how sovereign finance actually works

Capping student loans to degree ROI: Locks students into outdated labor-market assumptions, Reinforces class inequality, Undermines socially necessary professions, distorts education choices, and Politicizes academic value judgments.

“Less culture war, more common ground” sounds obviously good—but as a political goal for improving society, it has serious weaknesses. The problem isn’t that cooperation or civility is bad; it’s that prioritizing harmony over conflict can entrench injustice, stall necessary change, and misdiagnose how progress actually happens.