MangoCats comments on Tesla Reportedly Has $800 Million Worth of Cybertrucks That Nobody Wants

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[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

But acquiring that political capital is the challenge

Not just acquiring, but maintaining that political capital. Programs like low cost housing currently cost a great deal of political capital. The majority of people seem not to vote in their own best interests, so here we are.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

Programs like low cost housing currently cost a great deal of political capital.

They cost physical capital. They generate political capital, as they create a consistency that will support the politicians who support the program.

Social Security / Medicare are the Ur-examples. Enormous constituencies that love to punish politicians who in any way threaten their benefits.

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[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 0 points 1 year ago

Programs like low cost housing currently cost a great deal of political capital.

They cost physical capital. They generate political capital, as they create a consistency that will support the politicians who support the program

All historical evidence to the contrary... it's a nice theory.

Social Security / Medicare are the Ur-examples. Enormous constituencies that love to punish politicians who in any way threaten their benefits.

Have they? Really punished those politicians who threatened to slash the benefits? Because I've seen lots of threats of slashing and no punished politicians yet. I do hope we get to that phase in the next election, but the threats of slashing were made loud and clear before November 2024.

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