Describing the nightmare scenario to justify power for oneself is, indeed, a strategy we see played out. It is important to be skeptical.
I am not in state government -- not in government at all -- and can't obtain power for myself if zoning, building codes, laws for lawns and curbs, &c, become a matter where the state claims the whole field of legislation.
To return to your earlier comment, homes as the primary investment vehicle are, indeed, an obstacle to my mind -- but I reach that conclusion in a different way. It doesn't make sense to have so much capital tied up in residences, a fundamentally unproductive asset.
I am not in state government -- not in government at all -- and can't obtain power for myself if zoning, building codes, laws for lawns and curbs, &c, become a matter where the state claims the whole field of legislation.
To return to your earlier comment, homes as the primary investment vehicle are, indeed, an obstacle to my mind -- but I reach that conclusion in a different way. It doesn't make sense to have so much capital tied up in residences, a fundamentally unproductive asset.