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0 pointsthreecheese4mo ago0 comments

Making this decision as a politician in this country is death to your career though; how could we incentivize our leaders to bite the hand that elects them?

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londons_explore4mo ago

If your local mayor decides to allow a tower block to be built next to your house, you might be pissed.

But if the president says 'we're gonna take away mayors powers to restrict housebuilding', you won't be pissed yet.... And when a builder comes along to build later it'll be too late.

p_j_w4mo ago

The president doesn’t have this power, or shouldn’t according to a sane reading of the Constitution. This needs to be a state level action.

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londons_explore4mo ago

If your local mayor decides to allow a tower block to be built next to your house, you might be pissed.

But if the president says 'we're gonna take away mayors powers to restrict housebuilding', you won't be pissed yet.... And when a builder comes along to build later it'll be too late.

p_j_w4mo ago

The president doesn’t have this power, or shouldn’t according to a sane reading of the Constitution. This needs to be a state level action.

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