That's likely the case.  Still, the power of introducing these ideological building blocks into the discourse -- nudging them into the Overton window -- is not to be underestimated.  A power too soft to even notice in the moment, but over time, overwhelming.

It's also possible that this is all kabuki theatre.  The pols and union bosses know it'll never pass legislature, or even if it does, it'll never pass judicial review, but they do it anyway so it looks like they're "fighting for the people"


SimpleStacker

Could a law that retroactively took people's money be constitutional, or compatible with relevant legal precedent?  And not just money, I suppose: could you have a law that made some previous behavior retroactively illegal, and then you be prosecuted for it?

Seems absurd, but that's not saying anything, really.

Politics_And_Law

A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving - nyt

Scoresby

Could a law that retroactively took people's money be constitutional, or compatible with relevant legal precedent?  And not just money, I suppose: could you have a law that made some previous behavior retroactively illegal, and then you be prosecuted for it?

Seems absurd, but that's not saying anything, really.