It's really not. The used font just doesn't move the needle regarding the global impression. 99% of people never ever think or care about the font they use.

What else should be decided on on the highest level: spacing, padding, allowance of the Oxford comma?

It is useful that somebody thinks about that stuff, just not the highest level of the government.

That's like the CEO of Microsoft having meeting about coding conventions, space vs tabs, variable name format etc.

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moltopoco 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

The irony here is that Steve Jobs _did_ actually think about fonts. Sure, he certainly didn't think about Times New Roman, but I disagree with the idea that someone at the top should not have time to write a quick memo about trivialities if it bothers them.

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oneeyedpigeon 2 days ago | parent [-]

(Part of) Steve Jobs' job was to deliver a great operating system, and part of that relates to how fonts are used. No part of the President's job involves picking a font, let alone legislating around it, unless there are actual political factors involved.

	▲	nailer 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		The secretary of state communicates with foreign countries, and part of that relates to how fonts are used. I am sure you are already aware of this.

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nailer 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

> That's like the CEO of Microsoft having meeting about coding conventions, space vs tabs, variable name format etc.

Gates absolutely did care when Windows products were bad.