Brutkey

ekes
@ekes@drupal.community

@mgifford@mastodon.social I fear that comes up against the buffers of present party politics.

Even situations like LocaGov Drupal that wouldn't exist witout Central Government funding. After they want it to "stand on it's own feet'.

Present political drift seems to be investment payments might be ok, but 'subsidy' (ongoing payments) bad. What is defined as (essential) infrastructure that needs subsidy is getting wittled away all the time.

Mike Gifford, CPWA @FOSDEM
@mgifford@mastodon.social

@ekes@drupal.community is maintaining roads a subsidy? Would a one time grant suffice for bridges?

ekes
@ekes@drupal.community

@mgifford@mastodon.social it's a subsidy, though not usually called it. It's a subsidy as it is for rail infrastructure. Even the subsidies for roads, beloved of the right, now see: charging, tolls, privitization & generally trying to reduce direct gov costs. Even if less quick than it's been done to rail.
Which is why I wondered about running up against the buffers of present politics.
But maybe it's the rallying cry that will motivate people to change governments.