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Ezra Klein: “The culture of liberal governance has actually been to try…”

Featuring: Ezra Klein, Liberal | New York Times Columnist and Podcast Host | National

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In-Studio Discussion with Ezra Klein and Gavin Newsom on 'Abundance' and Democratic Governance

Published | Video Starts at 1:02:57

But if this is worth it, which on Tesla and SpaceX it was, and on destroying the federal government, in my view it isn't, then this is worth it. And that, I think, has not been the culture of liberal governance. The culture of liberal governance has actually been to try to generate political support by giving things to interest groups in the middle of the process. Well said. Right. You pass the bill, then there's a regulatory thing, nobody's really paying attention to that, and you do a bunch of payoffs there. (1:02:57–1:03:06)

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Asserts that liberal governance often seeks political support by catering to interest groups during policy processes.

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