silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoPoll shows wide support in Maryland for making polluters pay for climate changewww.marylandmatters.orgexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1174arrow-down13cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1171arrow-down1external-linkPoll shows wide support in Maryland for making polluters pay for climate changewww.marylandmatters.orgsilence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·7 months agoIt can have value in that politicians often hear what the rich and powerful have to say, and can end up confusing this with what the public wants
minus-squarebobs_monkey@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoBold of you to assume many politicians care what the people think in the first place
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoNot all do, but enough often do that it affects policy.
It can have value in that politicians often hear what the rich and powerful have to say, and can end up confusing this with what the public wants
Fair point
Bold of you to assume many politicians care what the people think in the first place
Not all do, but enough often do that it affects policy.