Submitted by dropkickninja t3_zwvgd5 in vermont
CHECK_FLOKI t1_j1xdxdt wrote
Reply to comment by 0comment in Vermont lawmakers aim to make housing more available and affordable by dropkickninja
Don't preach to me about climate change. I ski, I ice fish and hockey is my favorite sport.
We know that climate change is a threat. What I'm asking is why are Vermont legislators waiting on an inevitable catastrophe to deal with the immediate problem of a housing crisis affecting Vermonters now??
This is insane.
5teerPike t1_j1xlkxi wrote
Nimbys.
bonanzapineapple t1_j1xirvu wrote
Good question. Answer is probably cuz they are mostly rich and/or old who own their homes and plan to stay in them so aren't impacted too much by property values/costs/availability
Bradcopter t1_j1xiumi wrote
This isn't just Vermont legislators, it's all legislators. Dealing with climate change means less profits for corporations, can't have that.
0comment t1_j1xe165 wrote
Sadly, your state politicians are no different from mine.
cpujockey t1_j1z1vr6 wrote
> why are Vermont legislators waiting on an inevitable catastrophe to deal with the immediate problem of a housing crisis affecting Vermonters now?
you're new to politics I guess.. It was the same thing even under democratic governorship. we're boned either way.
Websters_Dick t1_j1zjy5l wrote
Because the capitalist system we live in cannot initiate preventive solutions, because that would directly go against the profit motive. If it's not profitable, it doesn't get done. That means that until it is profitable, it won't get done. And at that time, it will be too late to take action
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