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I very much agree with this broadly. > It’s that people have rights relating to property and our electoral system is set up geographically so benefits that are
by arcticbull 3y ago
I very much agree with this broadly.
> It’s that people have rights relating to property and our electoral system is set up geographically so benefits that are non-local are externalised in electoral calculus.
For what it's worth, people don't really have the property rights they think they do. Eminent domain was brought in for exactly this kind of purpose decades and decades ago, and used extensively. We've just decided to stop using it.