Posts by Sacha
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Access: Disability as a wicked policy problem, in reply to Rosemary McDonald,
one has ascended to the stratosphere of the upper echelon
I've encountered one sociopath who must have been promoted for those very characteristics.
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Up Front: Cui bono?, in reply to Rosemary McDonald,
Cameron Slater has a mental illness that causes him to attack
No. He chooses to be an arsehole. His mental illness issues are shared by many others who manage not to be persistently nasty towards others.
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Polity: Geography and housing options, in reply to Moz,
I see this more of a question of which group of people/level of government should make the rules.
And our central government has also declared an interest in its largest economic base and voting population functioning properly. If Council continues to dither, Govt's response may be interesting though probably not pleasant.
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Polity: Geography and housing options, in reply to James Bremner,
In a democracy, you can't ram massive unwanted change down people throats
Councils are charged with reconciling the needs of future as well as current residents, but our system is badly designed in that only current ones get a vote.
Why should comfortable coastal nimbys get to override the interests of future residents who prefer living close to things they value, like high-value work, niche retail, social events and frequent transit services?
Democracy is not mob rule, in any case.
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Hard News: How the years flew by ..., in reply to Rosemary McDonald,
No housing, no healthcare
No housing, nobody to clean the loos.
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More suggested actions from a funds manager.
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Bryan Gould points out that any real solution requires tackling the banks.
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Polity: Geography and housing options, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
Trains work where there is sufficient population density to make high frequencies economic. Sprawl is the enemy of rail.
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Polity: Geography and housing options, in reply to James Bremner,
jobs don't have to be close together.
true only for low-value jobs.
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Polity: Lady luck smiles more than we think, in reply to Hilary Stace,
A lucky family will have the contacts and resources to get the help they need.
I'd call that fortunately wealthy and with strong social capital, rather than lucky. Lucky is striking the right agency or case manager or policy change for your needs at the right time.
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