A Q&A with the head of CHIPS Communities United, a national coalition monitoring the rollout of a CHIPS Act-era landscape … including a rezoning fight now playing in West Lafayette
- "We support building things, you just need to do [arbitrary and unrealistic list of permitting hoops to jump through]
- "Just put it over here!" *gestures at area with even more nearby residents, but they're students and renters so their opinions aren't important*
- Ralph Nader mention
- Direct quote: "I would not want it in my backyard."
- David vs Goliath metaphor
I support appropriate environmental reviews because companies will use every possible opportunity to cut costs and that often manifests in inadequate safety measures, but this seems like a national organization of people who have made careers out of obstructionism and rent-seeking.
I think back to BiL’s April 2 post about Lt Gov Beckwith’s $88,000 Tahoe, and Sec of State Morales’s $90,000 Yukon paid by taxpayers… I think you have your answer
NIMBY Bingo:
- California-based nonprofit
- "We support building things, you just need to do [arbitrary and unrealistic list of permitting hoops to jump through]
- "Just put it over here!" *gestures at area with even more nearby residents, but they're students and renters so their opinions aren't important*
- Ralph Nader mention
- Direct quote: "I would not want it in my backyard."
- David vs Goliath metaphor
I support appropriate environmental reviews because companies will use every possible opportunity to cut costs and that often manifests in inadequate safety measures, but this seems like a national organization of people who have made careers out of obstructionism and rent-seeking.
what do you mean by the term rent-seeking?
Saw the headline and assumed the David in question was Sanders. Oops!
Slimming the budget according to our legislators in Indianapolis. Will our legislators take a major pay cut? Or is that out of bounds?
I think back to BiL’s April 2 post about Lt Gov Beckwith’s $88,000 Tahoe, and Sec of State Morales’s $90,000 Yukon paid by taxpayers… I think you have your answer