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.
So is the government in control, or the corporations? You start out making it sound like either/or, then you sort of flirt with both/and, and I'm not sure what you think will be different.
The founders could have placed the capitol in New York City, the largest metropolis in the new nation. Instead they set aside a small parcel of land for a new city. Why do you think they made that choice?
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.
So is the government in control, or the corporations? You start out making it sound like either/or, then you sort of flirt with both/and, and I'm not sure what you think will be different.
The founders could have placed the capitol in New York City, the largest metropolis in the new nation. Instead they set aside a small parcel of land for a new city. Why do you think they made that choice?