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Move fast, break things: A review of Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson

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Re: Move fast, break things: A review of Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson

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Post by shaldengeki »

This is an extremely minor point, but:

> significant parts of our federal government have abandoned key precepts of outcome-driven problem-solving. (Just try navigating the IRS’ Free File tax return tool. I gave up and paid for H&R Block instead.)

It seems deeply weird to me to pick this example, of all things, where things are getting better because of outcome-driven problem-solving. (You might also want to consider that "I gave up on Free File" might score you anti-points with your audience.)

Re: Move fast, break things: A review of Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson

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Post by tptacek »

HDThoreaun wrote: post #102
tptacek wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That may be true in some places, but in the Village of Oak Park, where I live, it's definitely not. Places like Oak Park --- wealthy inner-ring suburbs of major American cities --- are defined by their school systems. Those schools drive property taxes, which ratchet down affordability. Housing is dominated by SFZ lots, and the houses built on those lots are rational acquisitions only for families of school-aged chil…

I know you dont want to hear this but the other person you responded to is right. The problem here is that Illinois uses property taxes to fund schools when basically every other blue state uses a more equitable income tax based funding method. We need to vote for a fairer funding system.

I don't care. The phenomenon repeats itself in states/MSAs with different school funding formulae, but obviously I agree that Illinois school funding is problematic; the Jesuits pounded that into me with "Savage Inequalities" back in the 1990s. I'm working within the system I am in, and I have no patience for people who resist immediate reform in the ostensible service of some greater future reform.

Re: Move fast, break things: A review of Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson

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Post by ajross »

tgma wrote: post #121
ajross wrote: post #107

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Feel free to act outraged. I am not going to further debate this charged topic. I'd genuinely prefer to engage on specifics. What Trump administration policies do you think Klein is co-opting?

Genuinely interested people in debate would not start by calling the other party's statement "laughable" out of the gate and backtrack later.

To be fair, I said it "seems" laughable. But I'm willing to be educated. The question still stands.
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