Sam Tracy
@samtracyme.bsky.social
Progressive activist & policy nerd living in Portland, Maine. Top priorities: sustainability, cooperative economics, voting rights, & civil liberties. Many org affiliations, but this is a personal account. #mepolitics
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yeah, that makes sense. the American Way of Policy: jamming half the welfare state through tax subsidies might be stupid, wasteful, and obnoxious, but at least there is a ton of completely pointless complexity bsky.app/profile/jeni...
You can for health FSA but not dependent. I have had that struggle, le sigh.
December 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
yeah, that makes sense. the American Way of Policy: jamming half the welfare state through tax subsidies might be stupid, wasteful, and obnoxious, but at least there is a ton of completely pointless complexity bsky.app/profile/jeni...
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I'd rather we just build a lot of housing and risk some ugly apartments going up than spend months and months deliberating over stuff like articulated facades while thousands of San Franciscans languish on the streets.
December 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I'd rather we just build a lot of housing and risk some ugly apartments going up than spend months and months deliberating over stuff like articulated facades while thousands of San Franciscans languish on the streets.
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Also, I care about aesthetics but I care even more about homelessness and affordability. One reason we have a housing shortage is cities trying to micromanage the architectural style of every new apartment building. (2/2)
December 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Also, I care about aesthetics but I care even more about homelessness and affordability. One reason we have a housing shortage is cities trying to micromanage the architectural style of every new apartment building. (2/2)