At the end of the day, we expect skin in the game. I would argue there are plenty of ways in which people have skin in the game simply by being alive and living in a state. There are separate ways in which taxpayers have skin in the game when it comes to laws authorizing spending. Still others in which parents and young people have skin in the game when it comes to legislation disproportionately impacting future generations.

I don't think it's a one-size fits all answer here, but it certainly seems like we could do better. It also doesn't help that we generally vote for politicians rather than individual measures/legislation.