[Alt-text] Pikachu Ezra Klein asks Slow King Schumer to “Incrementally improve society by deregulate housing.”

Slow King Schumer says, “I’ll ask the boss.”

Spoink Bill Ackman says, “I’ll pay you a million dollars to never do that.”

Slow King Schumer says, “I’m so aroused.”

Slow King Schumer says, “No.”

Pikachu Ezra Klein has a surprised pikachu face.

  • ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Deregulation hasn’t ever incrementally improved society. Especially in housing we need more regulation that prevents corporate ownership of homes, among other reforms.

    Yes.

    In this case I don’t think Schumer is anti deregulation because of money.

    Schumer is beholden to billionaire donors that make up the owner class and will act in their interest whatever that interest is.

    So if deregulation is against the interests of the owner class then Schumer will be against deregulation. If regulation is against the interests of owner class then Schumer will be against regulation.

    Incremental changes like what neoliberals are calling for with abundance liberalism are all doomed to fail. There is an oppositional force, billionaires, that will seek to obstruct or twist any incremental change that is a detrimental to their shared class interests.