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Before I lived in California, I probably would have agreed with you. However, ballot propositions in CA have been a mess. Maybe California is too large of a c
by aidenn0 3y ago
Before I lived in California, I probably would have agreed with you. However, ballot propositions in CA have been a mess.
Maybe California is too large of a community, but (as a general rule) larger entities will devour smaller entities when allowed to do so.
- ethbr0 3y agoThe argument in favor of self-sufficiency/independence lasts as long as there's virgin land and resources available. As soon as things turn into a zero sum game, consumption by definition deprives another, and there needs to be a better method of allocation than first/strongest. To me, that's what restraints on direct democracy are -- ensuring that even those without numbers/power/pathos can get a fair shake. Because the best for everyone doesn't always come attached to the most of any of those. E.g. I fail to be able to describe a scenario where raising taxes would ever win a straight democratic vote, even if it were a blatantly existential crisis for a nation.
- aidenn0 3y ago> I fail to be able to describe a scenario where raising taxes would ever win a straight democratic vote, even if it were a blatantly existential crisis for a nation. I think the original point was that on a sufficiently small scale, this isn't true. I was in an HOA that raised the fees, because the reserve funds got down to under $10k.