You could say 'things are more complicated than that' about almost any government policy but in places like NYC restrictive building policies are the #1 impediment to affordable housing for everyone. It's not even close.
One of the things I was thinking of was the forces keeping the current housing situation in place. Not everyone has the same goal as her. It seems to me impossible to imagine anyone, regardless of clout, could simply undo the current structure. Thus, there needs to be something less ambitious, or in stages, etc.
It's entirely reasonable for a US house primary candidate to not have drawn up a legislative act implementing her campaign priorities as primary candidates have neither the staff nor the money to do that; according to Open Secrets she raised all of $300,000 for the entire campaign in basically the most expensive market in the country. That's in marked contrast to presidential candidates who absolutely have sufficient resources to come up with credible outlines of their policies. It's totally unreasonable to compare a house primary candidate with a US presidential candidate.
Well I don't expect her to have legislation drafted, but I would like some detail on how she might suggest going from point A to point B. I'll agree that there's a lower bar for preparedness in platform for a Congress than President. But the bar ought to be something more substantive than this poster.
As to how government works I have seen no indication from any of her campaign materials or public statements that she believes her policies can be implemented alone by a single junior congressperson. I respect your opinion quite a bit but unless you can show any evidence that's the case I think you're being a little ridiculous.
Basically all I've been trying to get across is this:
- Regardless of the merit of these ideas, they couldn't be implemented easily or completely
- I want to see what she thinks about that -- whether there's actually any understanding, appreciation, and plan for working on what she would like to do
And that's all I'm saying. All I've seen is what's written here. There may be a whole lot of substance behind her. But I'm not going to support her with zero substance. And I don't understand why that's a little ridiculous.