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I think the GP is saying that in most cases, constituents probably didn't ask for (in this case) scooters. They were most likely lobbied for by the companies wh
by dvdhnt 7y ago
I think the GP is saying that in most cases, constituents probably didn't ask for (in this case) scooters. They were most likely lobbied for by the companies who offer them or by some extremely small subset of the public.
Your point seems to skip over the fact that policy creation itself should be reactive - sparked by an obvious public need or because of a prediction backed by science.
- EpicEng 7y agoCreation as well, of course. I doubt there are all that many products that constituents actively lobby for before they're available/invented.
- dvdhnt 7y agoInteresting thought. It seems most likely that the public lobbies generally against a problem without much of a solution in mind, or at least without doing all that much research beforehand. I can see how the public might complain about a lack of public transit and end up with lawmakers delivering scooters.