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Dumbundance: can the “Abundance Agenda” fix the eternal housing crisis?

Dumbundance: can the “Abundance Agenda” fix the eternal housing crisis?

Update: 2025-09-02
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In the book Abundance, left liberal authors Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson identify unnecessary bureaucracy and red tape as an important factor in why there is a shortage of housing across the USA.


Very quickly, billionaires and powerful donors have rallied to fund American politicians who campaign on an “Abundance Agenda”.


Why is big money so excited about Abundance?  What will happen if the “Abudance Agenda” that they’re funding is adopted by the U.S. Democratic party?


00:00 Introduction


01:39 Bloodbundance: the analogy


07:50 IRL


08:47 The Abundance book thesis


11:03 Who’s supporting the “Abundance agenda”?


12:06 Why zillionaires support the “Abundance agenda” trojan horsery


15:50 Neoliberalism vs Welfare Capitalism vs. Fascism


19:40 Divide and conquer, blame democracy


22:41 The “Abundance agenda” in action: California


27:16 Next time on What is Politics


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Dumbundance: can the “Abundance Agenda” fix the eternal housing crisis?

Dumbundance: can the “Abundance Agenda” fix the eternal housing crisis?

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