Oh dear. The Greens’ polling isn’t a democratic risk. People can see a lack of competence. The wish list may be costed, but it isn’t funded. The morality isn’t funded either. They talk about long-term benefits but skip the short-term costs. And we’re a small economy — we can’t pretend we’re a big one.
I agree the polling largely reflects competence concerns, not democratic risk. My worry is what happens if those gaps persist — historically, urgency often gets used to paper over funding and scale constraints. That’s not inevitable here, but it’s the dynamic I’m trying to surface.
Oh dear. The Greens’ polling isn’t a democratic risk. People can see a lack of competence. The wish list may be costed, but it isn’t funded. The morality isn’t funded either. They talk about long-term benefits but skip the short-term costs. And we’re a small economy — we can’t pretend we’re a big one.
I agree the polling largely reflects competence concerns, not democratic risk. My worry is what happens if those gaps persist — historically, urgency often gets used to paper over funding and scale constraints. That’s not inevitable here, but it’s the dynamic I’m trying to surface.
Yes. Avoid spurious 'urgency'. And . . . I like this summary. Very clear.
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