Not if you nationalize the entire capital, and prohibit all private development for miles around. Check out how the Swiss run their capitol, they use state-owned hotels for diplomatic meeting places https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Bellevue_Palace
It’s the capitol. It’s supposed to be different than any other city. The founders planned it that way. They didn’t want DC to turn into a huge metropolis.
It’s not as simple as ‘muh government’. Would we be better off if everything was under corporate control? The purpose of having a highly regulated, limited capitol space is to shed as much light as possible on the place where commercial and public interests interact, and to keep public interests public. The capitol should be a meeting place for representatives, not a region where an elite class can grow roots.
Not if you nationalize the entire capital, and prohibit all private development for miles around. Check out how the Swiss run their capitol, they use state-owned hotels for diplomatic meeting places https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Bellevue_Palace
Us: "Hey, let's reduce the government's power and influence." Also us: "We should have the government operate more stuff!"
PICK ONE.
It’s the capitol. It’s supposed to be different than any other city. The founders planned it that way. They didn’t want DC to turn into a huge metropolis.
Everything we put under government control goes the same way. Expecting a different result is...well, you know.
It’s not as simple as ‘muh government’. Would we be better off if everything was under corporate control? The purpose of having a highly regulated, limited capitol space is to shed as much light as possible on the place where commercial and public interests interact, and to keep public interests public. The capitol should be a meeting place for representatives, not a region where an elite class can grow roots.