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Aren't those zoning laws created by people elected by the residents?

• rglullis 1y ago
  "Aren't those laws being lobbied by corporations who only fund the politicians that promise to keep things in their favor?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOttvpjJvAo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOttvpjJvAo
  • lupusreal 1y ago
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    • Qwertious 1y ago
      The term "jaywalking" was invented by car companies in a political campaign to reframe the car deaths problem as the fault of pedestrians. You're conflating "the cause is unpopular" with "the cause organically became unpopular".
  • ciupicri 1y ago
    What's stopping people from voting for "cyclist Joe" who promises to transform the city into new Amsterdam (no, not NYC :-) or new Berlin?
    • rglullis 1y ago
      > What's stopping people from voting for "cyclist Joe" The corporations who are lobbying and funding the campaign of "Trucker Bob" and "Soccer Mom Susan".
      • ciupicri 1y ago
        Nevertheless I thought that elections were free.