People should know and have evidence on hand that policy and budget decisions directly effect lives.
This is another lesson available, we are individuals that are part of communities which can learn from this lesson vicariously.
This community had a conversation that ended with a vote, where people chose not to pay more taxes and to not figure out the minutia of how to run the system effectively - nor did they receive a grant from above levels of government - nor did they determine a local low cost solution - and because of that people were swept away in a flash flood they had no clue was coming like countless times in history and prehistory.
There will always be a balance between safety and budget, just as with all other qualities, and its a constant difficulty always filled with consequences wherever the decisions made land.
But some consequences are easier to bare than others.
The next time this community thinks about floods and what to do about them they’re perspective will likely shift with the weight of the dead bodies left in the debris field, and it should be hoped that other communities who know this news understand that too.
The effort and cost of government is for our collective benefit, because the world is rough, and by working and sacrificing together we can make it easier if we choose to.
This article adds to the story and make you think about the decisions you and your community are making.
This lemmy according to the description is for “all the things that make your life easier”. As sad as it may be I really don’t gain anything from learning a random place on the other side of the world made bad policy decisions.
You learn to make better policy decisions in your community. You learn that one in a thousand occurrences do actually happen and are worth planning for on a community scale.
People should know and have evidence on hand that policy and budget decisions directly effect lives.
This is another lesson available, we are individuals that are part of communities which can learn from this lesson vicariously.
This community had a conversation that ended with a vote, where people chose not to pay more taxes and to not figure out the minutia of how to run the system effectively - nor did they receive a grant from above levels of government - nor did they determine a local low cost solution - and because of that people were swept away in a flash flood they had no clue was coming like countless times in history and prehistory.
There will always be a balance between safety and budget, just as with all other qualities, and its a constant difficulty always filled with consequences wherever the decisions made land.
But some consequences are easier to bare than others.
The next time this community thinks about floods and what to do about them they’re perspective will likely shift with the weight of the dead bodies left in the debris field, and it should be hoped that other communities who know this news understand that too.
The effort and cost of government is for our collective benefit, because the world is rough, and by working and sacrificing together we can make it easier if we choose to.
This article adds to the story and make you think about the decisions you and your community are making.
This lemmy according to the description is for “all the things that make your life easier”. As sad as it may be I really don’t gain anything from learning a random place on the other side of the world made bad policy decisions.
You learn to make better policy decisions in your community. You learn that one in a thousand occurrences do actually happen and are worth planning for on a community scale.
It’s my own country, and I would be happier if I could un-know this.