WHAT IS POLITICS? Dumbundance: can the “Abundance Agenda” fix the eternal housing crisis?
Sep 2, 2025
Dive into the intriguing concept of the 'Abundance Agenda' and how it potentially impacts the U.S. housing crisis. Explore the connection between wealth, deregulation, and the role of powerful donors in shaping housing policies. Through satire, discover the parallels drawn between elitism and societal issues, including a critique of bureaucracy. Unpack rising anti-elite sentiment and its implications for democracy, along with discussions about controversial housing taxes in California. This analysis offers a thought-provoking look at the complexities of housing in America.
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Regulation Can Create Scarcity
- Outdated safety rules and local resistance can create shortages by wasting supply and blocking facilities.
- Critics must distinguish between necessary safety regulation and needless red tape that slows distribution.
Bloodbundance Analogy Sets The Tone
- The host imagines a bestseller called Bloodbundance that diagnoses red tape as the cause of shortages.
- The analogy sets up how accurate critiques can still obscure bigger structural problems.
Who Benefits From Blaming Red Tape
- The podcast warns that focusing only on regulation ignores who profits from scarcity.
- Wealthy actors can promote deregulatory fixes to shift blame away from their market power.
