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mowotlarx t1_j0wyhn1 wrote

If you believe Adams has a righteous plan I have a bridge to sell you. Cutting government services and employees and then calling it "cutting red tape" is just banking on short term benefits at the expense of future quality and safety.

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JeromePowellAdmirer t1_j0xjpw8 wrote

Why jump to the assumption he wants to slash safety regulations instead of exclusionary zoning, considering all of the material released and every speech focuses on exclusionary zoning

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mowotlarx t1_j0yvlrn wrote

First of all, speeches aren't policy. It's just him bloviating. That's not serious.

Secondly, of course slashing regulations is part of this. That's what he means by red tape. In effect that always means having less eyes and oversight on projects to speed them along. That has always and will always lead to cutting corners again and again until everything falls apart. Deregulation is a farce. It's just more work in the long run.

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Longjumping_Vast_797 t1_j0yqw32 wrote

He sees a budget shortfall coming and is preparing for that reality. This sounds like a pragmatic move be a realist, rather than the feel good coolaid politicians have been feeding you.

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mowotlarx t1_j0yvdg8 wrote

This comment will be funny in a year or two when Adams' bloviating leads to absolutely nothing. As someone pretty well attuned to what moves city government, the speeches from the Mayor are by far the least effective in making any valuable change. It's funny that people think this is serious.

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