What you're describing sounds precisely like the state of politics. The most successful politicians on both sides just scream "simple" solutions that don't stand up to even cursory examination. On the one hand, Trump, with 90% of his pronouncements being of that variety. And the DSA type, who just scream that we can fix everything if only we had much higher taxes (but ONLY for "billionaires" who would definitely pay them, perpetually, and wouldn't just leave).