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The problem seems to be less that the governments are being “strong armed” and more that the people running the government are incentivized to satisfy their own
by SOLAR_FIELDS 8y ago
The problem seems to be less that the governments are being “strong armed” and more that the people running the government are incentivized to satisfy their own interests when dealing with the corporations, and those interests do not necessarily align with the constituents that they supposedly represent.
- kodablah 8y agoYup, this definitely exists and misrepresentation is a real problem in all legislative contexts. We can only ask their citizens to care and make change (assuming elections are run legally). Being able to affect this change locally is very important and why these abatement decisions deserve to remain in their hands.
- ethbro 8y agoHaving limited term length elected / appointed government figures responsible for making these decisions, and then free to accept industry positions, is toxic. If we really wanted to stamp this out, throw some serious sand in the revolving door gears.
- Mountain_Skies 8y agoThis seems to be the way it works with professional sports teams. The city officials and the team owners are all sitting on the same side of the negotiating table and the public has no one sitting in their seat to represent their interests.