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72 sats \ 3 replies \ @kepford 1h \ parent \ on: LA Council to Study Wage Increases for Const. Workers from $18 to $32 per HR econ
Been rewatching "Yes, Minister!" and doing a study is a classic stalling tactic as well as a way to look productive.
Even as skeptical people of government I think we often are not cynical enough. This is just how government works. It doesn't.
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42 sats \ 2 replies \ @SimpleStacker 1h
yeah, i wouldn't mind it as a stalling tactic if the eventual outcome was to kill the bad ideas, but it actually moves the overton window and makes the bad idea seem more acceptable over time.
And, these "study commissions" often get staffed with ideologues, because the non-ideologues feel like they have better things to do with their time!
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174 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 1h
They also get staffed by cronies. It's one of the easiest ways to funnel money to your buds.
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42 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 28m
Yep... And this was so known even 40 years ago that it was in a BBC comedy show. Let that sink in. The population isn't qualified to elect "leaders". It's not a broken system. It's the system. It's working as it should. It the system that is the problem. Not the people.
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