Instead, they are shoving mountains of cash to turn the United States into some perverted libertarian fantasy, where the government is weak, paralyzed, ineffectual, and out of their way OH WAIT.
When you have money for security and the ability to travel in what are effectively armored cars, the rest of the city can go to hell.
Many progressives already fight against policies that would increase housing (like adding overly burdensome restrictions to the development process)
Policy clearness is a legislative choice. If someone tries to mail a bomb to the White House the policies are very unambiguous about what happens next.
> Many progressives already fight against policies that would increase housing (like adding overly burdensome restrictions to the development process)
Liberals maybe, not progressives.
1. How does one “buy” a government? With bond purchases? With campaign contributions? With voter fraud? And in the chosen case, what powers would they gain to “fix their habitat”?
2. Which valley “gazillionaire” is actively spending money in any way that doesn’t align with progressive politics and larger stronger less-accountable government? For the purposes of this question, anybody invested in Palantir is ineligible.
3. What “their way” would a strong government be “in”? What specific harm to whom are you suggesting?
4. If they have infinite power over government, why do you think they would be happy to have it “out of their way” versus active assistance?
5. If we observe that “the government” is quite powerful at the present moment, then how do you resolve the contradiction. Are they wasting their money?
The habitat of the gazillionaires is not the same as the habitat of the people experiencing the issues facing the city. In order to become a gazillionaire, you need to be at least a bit selfish, so if you're selfish, why would you spend your money fixing other peoples habitat?
Because all I saw so far, including far away from CA, is what you are describing as a valley phénomène.