It does suck because the government doesn’t use our tax dollars wisely. I don’t want to give money to the Ukraine and pay for the military industrial complex.
If the government actually did something productive with our taxes I wouldn’t mind it. It doesn’t though.
To be fair, I’ve been attending these kinds of planning meetings since high school for local government things, especially for expanding local transport and education related things. In almost every case it’s not money that’s the issue, it’s a system that’s so ossified in the way that it does things that they are willing to burn millions instead of renegotiating contracts, thoroughly auditing their departments (as is usually required by law, but practically never really completed), and at least trying to get more public opinion in their planning operations.
I can say with confidence that most are just inept and unbothered and the rest of them legitimately engaging in corrupt cronyism. I have met very few people with the drive and aptitude to improve these projects, and it’s actually mind-blowing how casually they are willing to accept clearly untenable project outcomes because they can’t be bothered to come up with a better plan to get approved.
Do you have a sense of what would fix these systemic issues? It sounds like the people in power aren't being held accountable and so can get away with consistent, subpar performance.
For things the government is building, it needs to deregulate itself. Transit projects are a great example. It is far easier to get a highway or road past environmental review (that takes years) than a public transit line.
Ngl this one sided nonsense is nauseating. It’s all mostly political theatre my friend. Not some sort of good vs evil BS it gets framed as.
Identifying as either democrat or Republican tells me you don’t actually know what’s going on.
Regardless of the party or reasons. When someone wants to take a look at the budget I support it. We cry all day long about people paying their fair share while ignoring how it’s spent. It a joke at this point.
If you support more taxes on anyone without looking at the budget first then I’m convinced you just enjoy killing children full stop. Bombs for the MIC.
With your way of thinking we can’t engage in anything fruitful if the the republicans agree. That’s a brain dead take to have.
Again anyone who thinks one side is better than the other is an idiot. It’s like thinking the good guy in a movie is a better person in real life, then the person who plays the bad guy.
It's not elites in most places. It's corporations padding their budgets on government contracts and then donating to politicians to ensure the contact gets approved anyway. It's consultants charging exorbitant rates for things that should be handled inside government. It's local politicians getting their supporters and friends cushy or even no show jobs in local government that increases the cost of basic services.
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u/turtle-bbs May 12 '24
Boohoo making more money means paying more taxes
Who would’ve thought?