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> Nobody gets fired for saying no. This is how greatness fades away and a nation becomes uselessly sclerotic and irrelevant. Where does this come from? Things
by wolverine876 4y ago
> Nobody gets fired for saying no. This is how greatness fades away and a nation becomes uselessly sclerotic and irrelevant.
Where does this come from? Things are permitted and developed all the time. In fact, many perceive government as overly lenient to big business, leading to disasterous results (like the Boeing plane crashes).
- zbrozek 4y agoThere's a wide gap between zero regulation and a bureaucracy that always says 'no'. A lot of our problems right now are the result of 'no'. Nationally we're short almost 4 million homes because zoning law has said 'no' to more and more-diverse housing. California suffers rolling blackouts in part because regulations have simultaneously made it difficult to maintain existing transmission lines or build new ones. Maine residents just voted down building a transmission line to bring low-carbon hydro power in from Canada. We've been suffering a self-inflicted baby shortage formula for many reasons, but not least because we made it difficult to import the stuff. Where are you seeing a overabundance of 'yes'?
- mrguyorama 4y agoI'm from Maine. The transmission line was voted down because CMP (a widely hated organization) was basically getting free use of land for no reason. The power was strictly going to Massachusetts
- wolverine876 4y agoA few instances (even if supported by evidence, and where the benefits didn't outweight the costs) says zero about the overall situation in an enormous country. Is there evidence of the overall situation? The small government / empower big business lobby likes to use the rhetoric of repetition-until-it-seems-like-fact, but that doesn't make it true.