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Restructuring to low tax, low regulation won’t fix anything. That’s been our position at the federal level for years and it doesn’t seem to do much but lead to
by charlesu 6y ago
Restructuring to low tax, low regulation won’t fix anything. That’s been our position at the federal level for years and it doesn’t seem to do much but lead to worse outcomes with less accountability. It does further enrich the wealthy and entrench special interests with no incentive to provide good services, though. So there’s that, I guess.
- seibelj 6y agoNYC and Chicago are corrupt, bankrupt, overburdened disasters and they are seeing the fruits of their labors. It doesn't have to be this way. You can believe the wealthy caused all of these problems despite decades of Democrat rule, but it is truly the bureaucracy and government that brought them there.
- charlesu 6y agoNYC is a corrupt disaster? It's one of the largest economic centers in the world. It's fine. Maybe you just don't like large cities. The MTA is struggling but it has nothing to do with "Democrat rule" and everything to do with the fact that everyone wants to build but no one wants to maintain. No one gets reelected for a maintenance project that'll improve quality of life 5-10 years from now. They get reelected for adding two new lines to an already struggling system. That's why the United States has bad infrastructure top to bottom. If the United States were a company, we'd be run by product managers perpetually trying to get promoted next performance review by releasing a new, half-assed product every single quarter.
- wolco2 6y agoLowing taxes when they are too high makes sense. Raising taxes when they are too low makes equally as much sense. Why everyone accepts one and not the other is the core issue.