#publicpolicy — Public Fediverse posts

Richard Denniss

'when current Chair Danielle Wood worked at the Grattan Institute, she was concerned about fossil fuel subsidies, but since taking on a government-funded role, she has not been able to spot a single fossil fuel subsidy worth her Commission’s attention...as long as groups like the Productivity Commission remain resolute that it is only those with the least who receive too much from the government, we will never be able to restore productivity growth or the population’s faith in democracy'

#ausPol #productivityCommission #australiaInstitute #publicPolicy

https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260831-i-want-to-see-the-productivity-commission-abolished-and-even-i-think-labors-attack-on-it-was-unfair

Richard Denniss

'when current Chair Danielle Wood worked at the Grattan Institute, she was concerned about fossil fuel subsidies, but since taking on a government-funded role, she has not been able to spot a single fossil fuel subsidy worth her Commission’s attention...as long as groups like the Productivity Commission remain resolute that it is only those with the least who receive too much from the government, we will never be able to restore productivity growth or the population’s faith in democracy'

#ausPol #productivityCommission #australiaInstitute #publicPolicy

https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260831-i-want-to-see-the-productivity-commission-abolished-and-even-i-think-labors-attack-on-it-was-unfair

Richard Denniss

'when current Chair Danielle Wood worked at the Grattan Institute, she was concerned about fossil fuel subsidies, but since taking on a government-funded role, she has not been able to spot a single fossil fuel subsidy worth her Commission’s attention...as long as groups like the Productivity Commission remain resolute that it is only those with the least who receive too much from the government, we will never be able to restore productivity growth or the population’s faith in democracy'

#ausPol #productivityCommission #australiaInstitute #publicPolicy

https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260831-i-want-to-see-the-productivity-commission-abolished-and-even-i-think-labors-attack-on-it-was-unfair

Richard Denniss

'when current Chair Danielle Wood worked at the Grattan Institute, she was concerned about fossil fuel subsidies, but since taking on a government-funded role, she has not been able to spot a single fossil fuel subsidy worth her Commission’s attention...as long as groups like the Productivity Commission remain resolute that it is only those with the least who receive too much from the government, we will never be able to restore productivity growth or the population’s faith in democracy'

#ausPol #productivityCommission #australiaInstitute #publicPolicy

https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260831-i-want-to-see-the-productivity-commission-abolished-and-even-i-think-labors-attack-on-it-was-unfair

Richard Denniss

'when current Chair Danielle Wood worked at the Grattan Institute, she was concerned about fossil fuel subsidies, but since taking on a government-funded role, she has not been able to spot a single fossil fuel subsidy worth her Commission’s attention...as long as groups like the Productivity Commission remain resolute that it is only those with the least who receive too much from the government, we will never be able to restore productivity growth or the population’s faith in democracy'

#ausPol #productivityCommission #australiaInstitute #publicPolicy

https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260831-i-want-to-see-the-productivity-commission-abolished-and-even-i-think-labors-attack-on-it-was-unfair

A quotation from Molly Ivins

   This is a column for everyone in the path of Hurricane Katrina who ever said, “I’m sorry, I’m just not interested in politics,” or, “There’s nothing I can do about it,” or, “Eh, they’re all crooks anyway.”
   Look around you this morning. I suppose the NRA would argue, “Government policies don’t kill people, hurricanes kill people.” Actually, hurricanes plus government policies kill people. […] This, my friends, is why we need to pay attention to government policies, not political personalities, and to know whereon we vote. It is about our lives.

Molly Ivins (1944-2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]
Essay (2005-09-09), “Katrina and You,” Texas Observer

More about this quote: wist.info/ivins-molly/16624/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #mollyivins #katrina #disaster #disengagement #government #misgovernment #payattention #policy #political #politics #publicpolicy #voting

Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley recommends requiring new data centers to cover their eventual decommissioning costs. That makes absolute sense: taxpayers should not inherit the cost of dismantling abandoned industrial infrastructure.

Video:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbOMvv0jlAt/

Provision text:
https://salemdata.net/CityOfSalem/other/BradfordCounty_Decommissioning_Provision_Corrected.txt

#DataCenter #DataCenters #Decommissioning #TaxpayerProtection #LocalGovernment #PublicPolicy #LandUse #EnergyPolicy #Accountability #SalemOR

The latest July 2026 Anti-Trans National Legal Risk Assessment Map from journalist Erin Reed ( @ErinInTheMorn ) is now available, outlining the current legislative environment across the United States. Key updates in this report include:

• State Reclassifications: Idaho has been moved to the "Do Not Travel" category due to new criminal penalties regarding bathroom usage, and South Carolina's risk tier was raised following expanded restrictions at colleges and universities.

• National Overview: The report examines the impact of recent federal policies and state-level executive orders on healthcare, identification documents, and public accommodation.

• State Categorizations: States continue to be evaluated and sorted into tiers ranging from "Most Protective" (including Washington) to "Do Not Travel" based on qualitative analysis of passed and proposed bills.

#Transgender #LGBTQNews #CurrentEvents #USPolicy #PublicPolicy #StateLegislation

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/anti-trans-national-legal-risk-assessment-bb2

Nudge theory was all about taking responsibility – but it allowed big business to look the other way
#NudgeTheory #BehavioralEconomics #PublicPolicy #CorporateAccountability #SystemicChange #Economics #SocialPolicy #ClimatePolicy #Governance #Inequality
https://the-14.com/nudge-theory-was-all-about-taking-responsibility-but-it-allowed-big-business-to-look-the-other-way/

"The characteristic feature of #Science is warranted uncertainty, which leads to intellectual #Humility.

The characteristic feature of #Scientism is unwarranted certainty, which leads to intellectual #hubris."

#AaronKheriaty #Technocracy #Totalitarianism #PublicHealth #Medicine #PublicPolicy #COVID

https://open.substack.com/pub/aaronkheriaty/p/technocracy-and-totalitarianism?r=sh19&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web