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Government overrules the public on privatizing public resources despite near-unanimous opposition from the public that stands to "benefit": HN can barely muster
by mratzloff 9y ago
Government overrules the public on privatizing public resources despite near-unanimous opposition from the public that stands to "benefit": HN can barely muster a shrug.
Government overrules the public on something HN actually gives a shit about, like net neutrality, using the exact same process: HN calls for blood in the streets!
This is despite the fact Nestlé typically pays nothing (or an absurdly low amount) for the public resources it's selling, gets incredible tax breaks to create jobs, and then only creates on average 24 low-wage jobs that mostly go to non-local residents...
- chrischen 9y agoGovernment didn't overrule the public. The agency is not legally allowed to arbitrarily deny the permit.
- mratzloff 9y agoIt's almost as if the government makes the laws and can arbitrarily write them to take the public screaming at them into account.
- expertBrogram 9y agoWhy would anyone expect HN to venture beyond its area of expertise. Wouldn’t it be something of a presumptuous brad and chad move, to dive in and try to fix things one is clueless about? Why would it be surprising that computer nerds have no visceral reaction to a non-computer-nerd story? Filing this as a feature, not a bug.